The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to stay for now Delhi University's (DU) letter asking St. Stephen's College to withdraw its prospectus for the undergraduate (UG) courses for the academic year 2022-23.
The premier college has challenged DU’s letter asking it to withdraw its prospectus for the UG courses giving 85 per cent weightage to Common University Entrance Test (CUET) and 15 per cent weightage to the college interview for its unreserved seats. A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Sachin Datta, however, issued a notice on the stay application and petition filed by the college and listed it for further hearing on July 6, along with a similar petition filed by a law student who has sought direction to the college to take admission on its 'unreserved seats' in UG courses only based on CUET scores as mandated by DU.
When the college’s counsel urged the court to only clarify that DU will not insist on taking action against it, the Bench said, “We are not going to say anything. You may stick to your stand.”
“If you are not complying with their other directions you don’t comply with this also. Who is stopping you,” the Bench said. When the college’s counsel said, “If we withdraw the prospectus, the matter becomes infructuous.” The Bench said, then “Don’t do it”.