Sudershan Kumar Misra, J.

1. This writ petition has been posted for urgent hearing at 3.45 p.m. today by a special order. The petitioner is a student of LL.B First Year at the Law Centre-II, Faculty of Law. He is also a handicapped person. He prays that a direction be issued to the respondents, "to issue examination admit card to the petitioner so as to enable him to appear in the examination of LL.B First Year, Second Semester, starting from 28th April, 2008."

2. The petitioner rests his case on the fact that he met with an accident on 16th January, 2008 and was thereafter hospitalised up to 19th January, 2008. While at hospital, the petitioner underwent an operation. On 19th January, 2008, he is stated to have been discharged. He thereafter revisited the hospital on 30th January, 2008, when the sutures that had been applied pursuant to his operation, were removed. On that date, according to the petitioner, he was advised rest for four weeks. The petitioner states that he ultimately recovered from his ordeal on 26th February, 2008 and started attending classes thereafter. In this way, the petitioner was admittedly absent from 16th January, 2008 to 26th February, 2008.

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