JUDGMENT :

Vivek Chaudhary, J.

1. Heard Sri A.Z. Siddiqui, learned counsel for petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for State and Sri Sudeep Seth, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Atul Kumar Dwivedi, learned counsel for respondent University.

2. Petitioner who is a Ph.D. student of Fine Arts, studying in respondent University has approached this Court by the present writ petition for a mandamus claiming that respondent University is arbitrarily restraining her from completing her Ph.D. course in which she has already put in five years, on the ground that there is some irregularity in her admission.

3. Brief facts of the case are that Dr. Shakuntala Mishra National Rehabilitation University (For Differently Abled) Uttar Pradesh (hereinafter referred to as 'University') was incorporated by State Act No.1 of 2009. A notice was issued by the University for holding admission process for Ph.D through entrance examination on 25.08.2015. Petitioner applied for Ph.D. in Fine Arts and participated in the selection process. After the selection process, petitioner stood fifth in the merit list and since only four vacancies were available for Ph.D. in Fine Arts, therefore, she could not be s