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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
TAPABRATA CHAKRABORTY, PARTHA SARATHI CHATTERJEE
Harish – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual background and procedural history of the dispute. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. appellant challenges arbitrary cgpa calculation and discrimination. (Para 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. respondent justifies decisions based on strict regulatory compliance. (Para 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 4. mandatory class attendance is essential for academic attainment. (Para 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 5. academic council discretion warrants non-interference by courts. (Para 14 , 15) |
| 6. dismissal of appeal with no orders on costs. (Para 16 , 17 , 18) |
JUDGMENT :
TAPABRATA CHAKRABORTY, J.
1. The present appeal has been preferred challenging an order dated 18th February, 2026 passed by the learned single Judge in two writ petitions being WPA 24155 of 2025 and WPA 940 of 2026.
2. The writ petitioner, namely, Harish was enrolled in the post-graduate management programme (hereinafter referred to as the MBA programme) for the two academic years 2024-2026 consisting of six Terms being the 61st batch at the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata (in short, IIMC). His application was in the category of Persons with Disabilities (in short, PwD) as he was suffering major psychiatric disorder, namely, Schizophrenia. In Term-I and Term-II of t
Academic institutions maintain the discretion to enforce standards; students who fail to meet program requirements cannot claim certificates for completed courses.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the CGPA should be determined based on the overall cumulative performance of a student over all semesters, and the absence of a student in a p....
Mandatory attendance regulations must be uniformly enforced, and compassion cannot override statutory requirements. Claims of discriminatory treatment require substantial evidence to succeed.
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