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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD

1008 WRIT PETITION NO. 2272 OF 2022

VYANKAT MAROTIRAM GINGINE

VERSUS

SWAMI RAMANAND TEERTH MARAHWADA UNIVERSITY NANDED

THROUGH REGISTRAR AND OTHERS

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Advocate for Petitioner : Mr. Mahesh V. Ghatge

Advocate for Respondent Nos. 1 to 4 : Mr. V. P. Latange

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CORAM : S. V. GANGAPURWALA AND

S. G. DIGE, JJ.

DATE : 25^th FEBRUARY, 2022

PER COURT :-

1.

Mr. Ghatge, learned counsel for petitioner submits that the

petitioner appeared for PG Entrance Test (PET) of Library and

Information Science Subject. The petitioner secured 44 marks. The

qualifying marks required for registration are 45. The learned counsel

further submits that error was noticed in question No. 35 of Section – B

of the petitioner’s subject.

2.

The learned counsel for petitioner submits that as answer key itself

was wrong, respondents allotted one additional mark. The learned

counsel to substantiate this contention relies upon the additional mark

granted to one Mr. Kesarkar M.P.. For wrong question No. 35 of Section

B, said Mr. Kesarkar M.P. was granted one additional mark by the

respondent.

3.

The petitioner also seeks parity.

4.

Mr. Latange, learned counsel for respondents, on instructions of the

respondents, accepts that answer key of question No. 35 was wrong and

the candidates have been allotted additional one mark for the said wrong

question. Probably application of the petitioner may not have been

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received by the authorities.

5.

Question No. 35 was as under :

Q. No. 35 : Arrange the following Library Legislations according to their

year of enactment:

(i)

Goa Public Libraries Act.

(ii)

Maharashtra Public Libraries Act.

(iii)

It Manipur Public Libraries Act.

(iv)

West Bengal Public Libraries Act.

Answer Key was as under :

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6.

Perusal of the question and answer key, it is manifest that ‘Gujrath’

is not mentioned in the question, however, answer key mentions

“Gujrath” and does not mention “Goa”. The sequence does not appear as

per option given. It appears that because of the aforesaid, the

respondents had decided to grant one additional mark to the candidates

and the same were granted, as accepted by the respondents. The same

additional mark is not granted to the petitioner.

7.

In view of that, respondents may grant one additional mark to the

petitioner for the subject of Library and Information Science in PET

Examination, 2020.

8.

Further consequences upon grant of additional mark shall follow.

The authority shall take necessary steps accordingly.

9.

The parties to act upon authenticated copy of this order.

10.

Writ petition is disposed of. No costs.

( S.G. DIGE )

( S.V. GANGAPURWALA )

JUDGE

JUDGE

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