ORDER :

R. Devdas, J.

1. This writ petition presents a bleak picture of how the 1st Regulations framed by the 1 respondent-Karnataka State' Law University have been violated, putting the career of the law students in jeopardy.

2. The petitioners are students of Five Year Law Course, studying in the 2nd respondent-institution. The crux of the matter is regarding the shortage of attendance of the petitioners either in the 4th semester, 5th semester, 6th semester or 7th semester, etc., and notwithstanding the deficiency, they are permitted to write examinations and the petitioners have been promoted to the next year course. In brief, the allegation against the petitioners is that, say in the 4th semester (end-of-semester examinations of the 2nd year) since, there was shortage of attendance, such a student could not have been permitted to take up the examinations, in terms of Regulations 13 of Regulations Governing The Five Year B.A., LL.B (Hons.) Integrated Honor's Degree Course in Law" (hereinafter referred to as 'the Regulations' for short). Such students in terms of Regulations 15(ii)(a) is required to repeat the course. However, all the petitioners were permitted to take up examinati