Hats off to NLUD students and alumni for taking the initiative. NLSIU is also still resisting the domicile bill through backchannels and it will not be implemented this year. But a united #NationaliseNLUs PIL in the Supreme Court must also be filed.

It is highly unlikely that the Bill would be struck down on a point of law by the court.

I agree with the comments. This is a lost case. It would have been smarter to tie up with other NLUs and approach the SC on NLU nationalisation.

Kian please share the petition and clarify if all students and alumni are finally doing it or just a few. Can you also update us on the NLU Bill by Meenakshi Lekhi?

Will the [...] SJA at NUJS file a similar petition in the Cal HC?

The correct thing to do is for all 20 NLU student associations to file a PIL before the SC saying it is discriminatory to nationalise schools of engineering, medicine, design and fashion but not law. That has better legal ground than a petition against a state by a single NLU student body on domicile quota.

I would like to give a few clarifications about the petition.

1) This petition has officially been filed by students and alumni and has everyone's full support.

2) The petition is filed on 6 grounds.

3) Ground 1 is that NLUD is ranked as the #2 law school in India and has students from all over India. Domicile reservation will deprive meritorious students from other states in India.

4) Ground 2 is that the percentage of reservation is too high.

5) Ground 3 is that since domicile reservation is restricted to Delhi, it will favour the rich and hurt diversity. Delhi is a fully urban area where incomes levels are higher than elsewhere. So it discriminates against the poor. This is unlike NUJS or NLUO, which are situated in states with large rural pockets and reservation is not confined to urban areas.

5) Ground 4 is that NLUD was set up an an institution of national character on a similar basis as NLSIU. The NLSIU reservation has not been approved by the Chief Justice of India. A letter by NLSIU alumni has been given to the CJI expressing concerns. Thus, at the very least, we should wait for NLSIU to implement the reservation and then apply it to NLUD.

6) Ground 5, continuing from Ground 4, is that a new Vice Chancellor has been nominated and an outgoing administration should not take such decisions. Thus, let us first wait for NLSIU to go ahead and for the new VC to be appointed.

7) Ground 6 is regarding the procedure followed to implement the reservation. It is submitted that a wide-ranging prior consultation should have been held, as well as legislative discussion.

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For all the self-proclaimed constituonal law experts here, the legal grounds of the petition are very cogent and hours of research has gone into it by star alumni and students. The petition is being uploaded on Scribd and will be available shortly.