JUDGMENT :

D.N. PATEL, J.

Proceedings have been conducted through video conferencing.

1. The Appellant herein assails the judgment dated 28.07.2021 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P. (C) No. 7150/2021, whereby the writ petition was dismissed on the ground that the Appellant is not eligible to appear in the third-year examination scheduled to be held in August, 2020 on account of his belated registration for the third year in January, 2021.

2. The Appellant was enrolled as a student in the B.A. Programme in Indira Gandhi National Open University/Respondents in 2018. As per the case set out by the Appellant, in June, 2019, the Appellant filled the examination form for the first year but could not appear in the written examination scheduled in June, 2019, on account of some personal difficulty. Between March to July, 2019, Respondents informed the students for Re-registration process for the second year and accordingly, the Appellant deposited the Re-registration fee and the registration started for the second year. In March, 2020, Appellant filled the examination form on due dates for both the first and the second year, to be held in June, 2020 and also submitted all the assignme