JUDGMENT

1. The petitioner in the instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeks for the waiver of the lockdown period from 19.03.2020 to 05.02.2022 and he further prays for directions to respondent No.1-Jawaharlal Nehru University (hereinafter referred to as University) to extend the course of M.Phil/Ph.D Integrated Course for further two years from February 2022. In addition, the petitioner is also praying for submission of his thesis beyond the last date i.e., 31.01.2023.

2. This court in writ petition No.17636/2022 has dealt with a similar controversy and has found that the petitioner in that case was not entitled to an almost identical relief. In the present case, the only additional justification shown by the petitioner is that the petitioner has not applied under Clause 9 (b) of the Academic Ordinance. According to him, the petitioner cannot take advantage of Clause 9 (b) of the Academic Ordinance for the reason that unless the petitioner/student completes 80% of his/her work in the draft form and is in a position to submit his/her thesis within the one year period of clause 9 (b) and further a supervisor is available to facilitate the completio