The Bombay High Court denied relief to a student who missed the admission form deadline for a science institute, despite his high rank. Justices A S Chandurkar and Rajesh Patil ruled on July 10 that sympathy alone is not sufficient grounds for relief, as it would be unfair to other students.

The case involved Siddhant Rane, who petitioned the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, to accept his late application for the Bachelor of Science (Research) program. Rane was deemed ineligible after submitting his application on June 9, past the extended deadline of May 14.

Rane argued that his All India Rank of 10 in the IISER Aptitude Test should qualify him for admission. However, the institute countered that accepting his late application would undermine the submission deadline, noting that 11,180 applications were received by the deadline.

The court upheld the institute’s decision, stating that Rane’s high rank did not justify his inclusion in the admission process after missing the deadline. The court emphasized that granting relief on the basis of sympathy would be unjust to other applicants, and thus dismissed the petition.

Source: PTI

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