JUDGMENT

Vikas Mahajan, J. The short questions involved in the present writ petition are (i) whether the petitioner, who after completing more than 02 years of the 03 years M.D. (Radiodiagnosis) course, left the same to join Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) could be allowed to complete his MD course after the expiry of "span period" prescribed for completing the same, and (ii) whether the petitioner is entitled to the benefit of "centenary chance" offered by the University of Delhi (respondent no. 1) to all its students who could not complete their degree within the "span period", in terms of the notifications dated 28.04.2022 and 08.07.2022 issued by the University of Delhi (respondent no. 1).

2. The brief facts giving rise to the present writ petition are that the petitioner after successful completion of his MBBS course in January, 2012, appeared in All India Medical Examination for Post Graduate Medical Course (M.D./M.S./Diploma), which was then conducted under the aegis of AIIMS, New Delhi. The petitioner secured All India Rank of 145 in the said examination and vide letter dated 29.06.2012 was admitted to the 03 year M.D. (Radiodiagnosis) course at the University College o