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PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV
Ramswaroop S/o Sh. R. S. Chauhan – Appellant
Versus
University of Delhi Through: The Registrar
Shaheed Bhagat Singh College – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, J. (Oral)
1. This petition seeks for issuance of following directions:
"1. To hold the action of the respondents in grading the petitioner based on 50% marks only of internal assessment for the second semester in place of grading based on 100% marks for internal assessment for the second as arbitrary, discriminatory, Improper, unjustified and hence illegal.
2. To direct the respondents to Grade the petitioner in consonance to the Notification dated 04/06/2020 for the second semester of B.A. Programme based on 100% marks for internal assessment and accordingly issue the final transcript/ marksheet to the petitioner.
3. Pass any other and further order which the Hon'ble High Court may deem fit to pass."
2. According to petitioner, the grading as of now applied by the respondent is arbitrary, discriminatory, and improper.
3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner states that the petitioner was granted admission under Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category on 21.11.2019 and immediately after admission of the petitioner, the examination of the 1st Semester was to commence on 27.11.2019 and therefore, the petitioner without any preparati
The main legal point established is the consideration of a student's performance in a previous examination, in conjunction with a subsequent examination, based on University circulars.
Point of law: It would normally be prudent, wholesome and safe for the courts to leave the decisions to the academicians and experts. As a matter of principle, the courts should never make an endeavo....
Point of law : It would normally be prudent, wholesome and safe for the courts to leave the decisions to the academicians and experts. As a matter of principle, the courts should never make an endeav....
The court reaffirms the limited role of judicial review in academic decisions and validates the university's interpretation of a grading notification, rejecting requests for re-computation based on i....
The University acted unlawfully by retroactively applying amended examination regulations, resulting in the wrongful failure of a student who met the passing criteria under the original rules.
Point of Law : No material has been placed before us to suggest that the guidelines/notification relating to the process of evaluation has been arrived at without taking into consideration the releva....
Rounding off examination marks must favor students to ensure they are not unduly penalized, in alignment with provisions aimed at fairness.
Rounding off percentages in academic evaluations to the nearest whole number is permissible and not equivalent to awarding grace marks, supported by precedents.
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