seats were reserved for Non-
Resident Indian Students (hereinafter called "NRI students").
As per the prospectus such students were required to make ... academic year 1996-97, however, the
University increased the fee for NRI students to US $4000 per
annum whereas the other students continued
students who were eligible to apply
for the seats earmarked under 'NRI quota'. The Respondent
University issued a prospectus dated ... Admissions incorporating the said four categories as eligible
candidates for NRI quota seats. Category III under NRI quota seats
pertains to Indian students sponsored
matter was listed today for consideration of the
filling up of NRI quota seats. Dr. Rajeev Dhawan, learned
senior counsel appearing for the petitioners ... create
an anomalous situation as a consequence of which the
description of NRI has become extremely difficult. He has
drawn our attention to a passage
cause why
action should not be initiated for making admissions to the
NRI quota in excess of 15 per cent of the intake in violation ... following the directions of this
Court regarding the admission of NRI/foreign students. The
first Respondent did not take any action as recommended
issued various
Government orders pertaining to admission procedure in
Government/Management/NRI seats in the private/selffinancing
Colleges. As per the orders issued ... Entrance Examination shall make
allotment for MBBS in the Government Management/NRI seats in
all private/selffinancing Colleges.
3. The Writ petitions were filed
accordingly
made under which 15% seats were to be first excluded towards NRI
quota to be filled up by the private institutions ... hold their own
separate entrance examination for this purpose. As
regards the `NRI Seats', they will be filled as provided
under
present writ petition that she is
eligible to be considered against the NRI quota. As per the prospectus for
admission to GMCH, she does ... fall within the definition of NRI. She
has, thus, taken a stand that there is a contradiction in the prospectus for
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Government of Punjab, whereby, definition
and scope of Non-Resident Indian (NRI) has been restricted to include only an
NRI and/ or children of NRI ... other than the factum that the petitioner is sister/ niece of an NRI. Both, maternal
aunt and sister of the petitioner are stated
Country of their origin, in so far as the category of "NRI sponsored candidates" is concerned, no such nexus could be said ... very definition as well as in common parlance the category of "NRI sponsored candidates", comprises of only such persons who actually and physically
professional courses in lieu of Non-Resident Indian/Foreign Students (for short NRI) is prescribed as 1st class in Intermediate examination or equivalent examination ... para 4:
"x x x x, In case, NRI/Foreign students are not available to fill up all the seats within the said
