High Court Of Calcutta
M. N. RAY, AMARENDRA CHANDRA SENGUPTA
UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA - Appellant
Versus
SHYAMAL KUMAR DAS - Respondent
F. M. A. T. 3578 Of 1984
Decided On : 12/20/1984
HIGH COURT - JURISDICTION - WRIT PETITION - MAINTAINABILITY - RULES OF THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA RELATING TO APPLICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION - RULES 4, 5 AND 6 - INTERPRETATION - WRIT PETITION FILED IN THE APPELLATE SIDE OF THE HIGH COURT AGAINST RESPONDENTS SITUATED WITHIN THE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION - WHETHER MAINTAINABLE - HELD, NOT MAINTAINABLE.
Fact of the Case:
The petitioners, who were respondents in the original proceeding, filed an application for stay of an order directing the authorities of the University of Calcutta to hold a supplementary examination for candidates who passed in Part II Examination but failed in Part I Examination. The petitioners, who had passed in Part II but failed in Part I, claimed that they were entitled to a chance to sit in a special examination in Part I. The application was filed in the Appellate Side of the High Court, although all the respondents and the records were within the Original jurisdiction of the High Court.
Finding of the Court:
The High Court held that the application was not maintainable in the Appellate Side of the Court and should have been moved and entertained in the Original Side. The Court held that Rules 4 and 5 of the Rules of the High Court at Calcutta relating to Applications under Article 226 of the Constitution barred the Court from entertaining the application in the Appellate Side.
Issues: Whether the writ petition was maintainable in the Appellate Side of the High Court, given that all the respondents and the records were within the Original jurisdiction of the High Court.
Ratio Decidendi: The High Court held that the Rules of the High Court at Calcutta relating to Applications under Article 226 of the Constitution, specifically Rules 4 and 5, barred the Court from entertaining the writ petition in the Appellate Side. The Court held that the application should have been moved and entertained in the Original Side.
Final Decision: The High Court dismissed the application and directed the petitioners to move the application afresh before the appropriate Bench in the Original Side.
( 1 ) THIS is an application by the appellant/petitioners, who were Respondents in the original proceeding (hereinafter referred to as the said petitioners), for stay of an order dated 25th September, 1984, passed in that proceeding. By such order the learned trial Judge, has directed the authorities of the said petitioners to hold a supplementary examination for those candidates who passed in Part II Examination but failed in Part I Examination and lost their chances. Such examinations may be held a long with the supplementary examination to be held for Part II candidates by changing the date of examination or by holding a separate examination as may be convenient to the University preferably within December, 1984. It is observed that if possible both the special examination for part I and part II should be held simultaneously and while making such order, the learned trial Judge, also refused to stay the operation of his order.
( 2 ) THE writ petitioners while moving this Court for a Rule stated that petitioner No. 1 Sri Shyamal Kumar Das appeared for B. Com. Part I Examination in 1979-80 but could not pass in Bengali, Economics and Accountancy Group. He sat both in Part I and Part II Examination in B. Com. In 1980 under revised regulations in old course and passed in all subjects in Part II, but could not clear out papers in which he failed in Part I Examination. It was the case of the petitioner No. 2. Sri Sujit Sinha that he also appeared for B. Com. Part I Examination under old course in 1979-80 but failed in English, Economics and Accountancy Group. Under revised regulations in old course, he sat for both Part I and Part II Examination in B. Com. In 1981 and passed in all the subjects of Part II but could not clear the back subjects in Part I and so far as petitioner No. 3 Shri Ashis Kumar Dey, it was claimed that he appeared in B. Com. Part I Examination under old course 1979-80, but could not pass in any of the subjects. He appeared under revised regulations under old course and sat both in Part I and Part II Examination of B. Com. in 1981 and passed in all the subjects in Part II but could not pass in Part I in the back subjects.
( 3 ) IT was further claimed by the petitioner that the University of Calcutta has introduced new regulations for the Degree Course Examination in B. A. , B. Sc. And B. Com. both in pass course and Honours from the Academic session of 1978. Under the new regulations, to state in short, the systems of two year's pass course and three year's honours course have been introduced. As a result of the introduction of the new regulations as aforesaid, the studies and examinations under the old courses and regulations for B. A. , B. Sc. And B-Com. of said University have come to an end long ago, save and except the relaxations made in the University regulations from time to time to hold examinations under old regulations/courses in B. A. , B. Sc. , and B. Com. to provide opportunities for students thereof and it was also claimed that the general rule under the old regulation in the respective streams of arts, science or commerce degree examinations was three chances both in part I and II. These petitioners have also claimed that they took admission in the First year B. Com. course (Old Regulation) in 1976 and under such Regulations they were due to sit in Part-I Examination in 1978 and consequently in Part II in 1979.
( 4 ) IT has been stated that the authorities of the said petitioner No. 1, notified on 31st May 1984, the Part-II of B. A. , B. Sc. and B. Com. , Special examinations under the old course, for the candidates who passed in Part-I examination and were eligible to appear at such examinations in 1982 (under old course), in terms of a Circular dated 2nd July 1981, issued by the University of Calcutta, but for some reasons or other did not appear or could not get themselves enrolled or could not pass the concerned Part-II examination in 1982, would be held in 1984 and more particu
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