JUDGMENT :

The present writ petition has been filed for issuance of direction upon the Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra, Ranchi (the respondent no.2) to grant 'Degree of Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computing' to the petitioner in terms with Section 22 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 as she has successfully completed 6th Semester Examination of 'Integrated M.Sc. in Mathematics and Computing Programme' and has secured requisite credits for grant of degree of B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computing.

2. The factual background of the case as emerges from the writ petition is that the respondent no.2 issued an admission notification dated 2nd May, 2016 inviting applications from eligible Class-XII pass-out students aspiring to get admission in 5-Year (10-semester) Integrated M.Sc. Programmes, 2016 in the BIT, Mesra commencing from Academic Session 2016-17. Pursuant to the said notification, the petitioner took admission in the programme namely 'Integrated M.Sc. in Mathematics and Computing’ and completed her 6th semester in the year 2019. The petitioner even successfully completed 7th and 8th semesters in the month of June, 2020. The petitioner appeared in Com