Mr. Ranjit Singh, J.:- The petitioner has approached this Court seeking writ of mandamus for issuing roll number to the petitioner and to permit her to appear in B.Ed examination, which was to commence on 07.04.2012.

2. Having passed her Bachelor of Arts (B.A. General) examination in Session 2007-10 from the Global Open University, Nagaland. The petitioner got admission at Bhai Gurdas Distant Education Centre, Mansa in B.Ed. Course, which is affiliated with the respondent-Panjab University. The petitioner has placed on record the certificate showing her having passed B.A. course. The petitioner had applied for admission by making application online. Counselling was, accordingly, held. The petitioner deposited requisite fee and thereafter had started attending classes. In the month of February, 2012, respondent-college sent the examination form of the petitioner to respondent/University. In response, a letter dated 29.03.2012 was received from the University showing that the petitioner was not eligible for admission to B. Ed classes. The objection, as raised, was that the petitioner had appeared in B.A. Part II examination alongwith B.A. Part 1 in the same year. On learning about this reason and ineligibility for the petitioner to get admission in B.Ed. Course, the petitioner sought clarification from the University, from where she had passed B.A. Examination. In response, she received communication, Annexure P-8, which would show that the candidate could appear in two examinations in the same year as per the norms followed by the said University. This communication was shown to the respondent- University with a request to issue roll number. When roll number was not issued, the petitioner approached this Court through the present writ petition.

3. While issuing notice of motion, this Court permitted her to sit in the examination but subject to final result of the writ petition. The Court specifically directed that the result of the petitioner shall not be declared till further orders of this Court.

4. Reply on behalf of University has been filed. No reply has been filed either by the institution or by the Global University, which was directed to be impleaded suo motu under the directions of this Court. In my view, there would not be any need to seek response either from the college and the said respondent/University. It is respondent No. 1/University, which has to examine the eligibility of the petitioner to seek admission in B.Ed. course as per the norms followed by the University. Any other norms followed by the Global University or the respondent/College would be immaterial.

5. In the reply filed, respondent No. 1/University has pointed out that the petitioner was shown as having failed in the examination held in the year 2008. In the year 2009, she appeared in examination for two classes i.e. B.A. Part I and Part II and on that basis of degree so obtained, the petitioner had got admission in B.Ed. course with respondent/college. When the University checked the registration and the original documents, it found that the petitioner was not eligible to take admission in B.Ed course. The regulations of the answering respondent/University did not permit any candidate to appear in two examinations of B.A Pat I and Part II simultaneously. Accordingly, directions were issued to strike off the name of the petitioner from the rolls. Regulation 7 of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences B.A/B.Sc. (General and Honours) Examinations in the Panjab University Calender, Vol. II, 2007 at page 43 reads as under:-

“7. The examination in First/Second/Third Year shall be open to a student who —

(a) has passed not less than one academic year previously the qualifying examination laid down in Regulation

4.1. B.A./B.Sc. Course, the period of one academic year shall be counted from the examination in which the candidate is placed under compartment. A candidate who is placed in compartment/fail in the subject in +2 examination may be allowed to j