For the sake of some students who won't surrender their seats, you can't deprive many others of their opportunity, the high court said on Wednesday. It directed Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) to announce on Thursday the results of its second round of counselling for casual round seats.
The division bench, headed by Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen, passed this order pursuant to a PIL filed by advocate K Sreedhar. "Some students not surrendering their allotment of seats made by KEA will not be a good ground to deprive seats to a larger section of students. The latter will be waiting to opt for a college/subject of their choice in the second round casual vacancy round."
Therefore, the KEA must conduct the second round of casual vacancy selection on August 23 at 11am, the bench observed. If that happens, a candidate will know his/her position and will be liable to surrender the seat secured by ComedK allotment. If it's held after the cutoff date fixed by ComedK, a candidate will not be left with the option to select a seat in a college of his/her choice in the second round counselling... the bench added.