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THE HIGH COURT OF GAUHATI (HIGH CURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
VIJAY BISHNOI, N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR
Promita Narzary, D/o- Lt. Derhasat Narzary – Appellant
Versus
Bodoland University – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Vijay Bishnoi, C.J.
1. This writ petition is preferred by the petitioners challenging the validity of the Regulations 5.3 and 19.6 of the Bodoland University Regulations On Under- Graduate Degree Examinations Under Choice Based Credit System, 2015 (hereinafter to be referred as ‘Bodoland Regulations’)
2. In the writ petition, the petitioners have made the following prayer :-
The court upheld the validity of Bodoland University Regulations that limit attempts for clearing backlog papers, finding them consistent with UGC guidelines.
The 2023 Guidelines supersede previous regulations, prohibiting the awarding of grace marks in MBBS examinations, emphasizing the court's limited role in academic policy matters.
The court established that new educational regulations can supersede previous ones, and students do not have a vested right to evaluation standards that have changed.
The UGC has the power to define the minimum standards of instruction for the grant of any degree by any university, and universities can prescribe higher standards for admission but cannot dilute the....
Education Law - Re-evaluation and re-scrutiny of result - A student who has been permitted to seek reevaluation in terms of Clause 6 of Regulations and her marks considered as final score post re-eva....
The UGC has the power to define the minimum standards of instruction for the grant of any degree by any University, and the impugned regulation was not in compliance with the UGC regulations.
The provision denying a gold medal to re-evaluated candidates was declared unconstitutional, reinforcing the principle of equality under Article 14 of the Constitution.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the importance of upholding academic standards and not interfering in academic discipline, as emphasized by legal precedents cited by the court.
The court established the principle that amended regulations would be applicable to students admitted prior to the amendments but have not yet passed out, and the maximum prescribed time period under....
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