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SUDHIR MITTAL
Armaan Singh – Appellant
Versus
Director, Institute Of Law, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Sudhir Mittal, J. (Oral). - The petitioner is a student of 10th semester of BA LLB (Honours) course being conduced by the Institute of Law, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. FIR No. 138, dated 23.02.2022 was registered against him at Police Station Ladwa, Kurukshetra under Sections 148, 149, 323, 325, 379-B, 506, 120-B IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act 1959. Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 and Section 379-B have since been deleted and Section 307 IPC has been added. Petitioner was arrested on 05.03.2022. Investigation is complete and challan has been presented on 05.04.2022. Copy thereof has also been supplied to the petitioner on 30.04.2022. While in custody, he was permitted to take the viva/practical examination from 27.04.2022 to 29.04.2022 and 10.05.2022 as permission was granted by the trial Court. Thereafter, he applied for permission to appear in the theory examination and permission has been granted. However, vide letter dated 20.05.2022 issued by respondent No.1, the petitioner has been debarred from taking the said examination on account of shortage of lectures. Thus, this writ petition has been filed for directing respondents No.1 & 2 to permit the petition
The judgment established that shortage of attendance due to being in judicial custody was not a ground for condoning the shortage of lectures, as per the University Ordinance.
Legal education standards must be upheld, allowing for exceptions in legitimate medical cases, while reevaluating rigid attendance policies for the welfare of students.
The Court upheld the necessity of minimum attendance requirements for examinations in educational institutions, emphasizing the impact on academic integrity.
The judgment establishes the principle that students must meet minimum attendance requirements and may only be exempted from them under specific conditions as provided by the relevant legal provision....
The Head of Institution must forward applications for attendance condonation to the Controller of Examinations; summary rejection is unjustified.
Minimum working days for examinations must be adhered to; insufficient days can prejudice students' rights.
Minimum attendance requirements in professional courses are non-negotiable, and courts should exercise caution in granting relaxations under Article 226.
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