India, Feb. 14 -- The Delhi high court on Thursday pulled up Delhi University (DU) for unilaterally allocating seats to students in its affiliated colleges beyond the permitted intake or sanctioned strength, saying that such a move would result in diluting education and compromising quality.

A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyay and justice Tushar Rao Gedela expressed displeasure after DU's counsel Rupal Mohinder submitted that the university allocated excess seats based on practice in the absence of a law.

"Prima facie, the university cannot ask colleges to admit students above the sanctioned intake. Sanctioned strength would mean the seats accorded during affiliation to the college. If you (DU) are asking them (colleges) to do so then ...