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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, TUSHAR RAO GEDELA
Ananya Bansal – Appellant
Versus
Delhi University – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J.
1. Present appeal has been preferred under Clause X of Letters Patent assailing the judgement dated 11.02.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C) 263/2023 titled “Ananya Bansal vs. Delhi University & Ors.”, whereby the learned Single Judge has dismissed the writ petition filed on behalf of the appellant seeking permission to appear in the examination of IIIrd Semester of LLB.
2. Appellant claims to be presently enrolled as student in the IIIrd Semester at the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, in Bachelors of Laws (L.L.B). The respondent no.2 released a provisional list of detainees on 22.12.2024, notifying all the students who were unable to meet the minimum attendance criteria set by the college authorities. The appellant’s name was not in the provisional list of detainees, whereas, the final list published by the respondent on 04.01.2025 had the name of the appellant and therefore she was not issued the admit card for the concerned semester exams. Aggrieved by the same, the appellant filed the underlying writ petition seeking permission to appear in the examination and also sought removal of her name from the list of detainees. However,
Attendance requirements in professional degree courses are crucial, and courts will not relax them without compelling justification.
Minimum attendance requirements in professional courses are non-negotiable, and courts should exercise caution in granting relaxations under Article 226.
Attendance requirements in professional courses are non-negotiable, and waivers for 100% attendance shortage are impermissible.
Legal education standards must be upheld, allowing for exceptions in legitimate medical cases, while reevaluating rigid attendance policies for the welfare of students.
Minimum attendance in professional courses is a strict requirement; total absence due to illness does not warrant waiver of attendance conditions.
Mandatory attendance regulations must be uniformly enforced, and compassion cannot override statutory requirements. Claims of discriminatory treatment require substantial evidence to succeed.
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