JUDGMENT :

Rajiv Shakdher, J.

Preface: -

1. These are two writ petitions in which a common prayer is made. The prayer made by the petitioners is, in effect, to direct respondent no.1 to promote them to the next semester i.e. the 9th semester based on their record qua academic session 2018-2019. The petitioners thus, seek permission to appear for the 8th semester end-term examination in the concurrent even semester i.e. the 10th semester. As to how and why the petitioners have come to this pass needs to be detailed out.

1.1. Before I do so, it would be necessary to indicate that the petitioner in W.P.(C)No.10909/2019 would be referred to as by her first name Naincy while the petitioner in W.P.(C)No.8697/2019 will be referred likewise by his first name i.e. Prateek.

1.2. Insofar as respondent no.1 i.e. Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies is concerned, it would be referred to as VIPS. Respondent no.2 i.e. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University would be referred to hereafter as the University. Wherever necessary, both Naincy and Prateek would be collectively referred to as petitioners and likewise, VIPS and the University, wherever necessary, would be collectively referred to a