IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.3326 of 2026 Decided on: 19th March, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Akash Soni …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------f-------------------------------

Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner:

Mr. Ganesh Barowalia, Advocate.

For the Respondents: Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate oGeneral, for respondents No.1 and 2.

None for respondent No.3.

Ms. Kanta Thakur, Advocate, for respondents No.4 and 5.

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Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge g The case set up by the petitioner is that he took iadmission in LLB three years Degree course in the year

2013 in respondent No.3-University. He appeared in all six semester examinations for the course in question. Detailed Marks Cards for all the six semesters were issued to him. He cleared LLB Degree course in the year 2016. Provisional Degree was awarded to him on 03.08.2016. Petitioner thereafter enrolled himself under the Advocates Act with

Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes.

Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana on the basis of Detailed Marks Cards as also the provisional degree issued by respondent No.4. He also appeared in the exam conducted by the Bar Council of India and was declared successful. Petitioner required his final Degree of LLB exHamination. He requested respondent No.4 on 28.10.2023 for releasing the same. Despite repeated representationfs of the petitioner, written and oral, final degree of LLB course was not issued to him. Based upon the verification report dated 05.02.2025, the petitioner was apprised by the respondents that: (i) Though his name appears in the green sheet register, but not in the approved list and admission disclosure list for the year 2013-14 since the same is not available with respondent No.4-University; and (ii) Though the petitioner has been issued Detailed Marks Cards for all the six semesters, but the entry of marks and serial inumber of marks-sheet of second semester has not been made.

In the above background, the petitioner has preferred this writ petition seeking directions to the respondents to issue him the original LLB Degree Certificate in accordance with law.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the issue involved in the case is covered by the decision rendered in Pratima Das Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors.2. In Pratima Das2, the petitioner therein was found to be enrolled in the green register, but her name was not reflected in the admission disclosure list. Instead, name of another person had been mentionHed against the admission number assigned to Pratima Das. Respondent No.4-University acknowledged the mistfake at its end while preparing the admission disclosure list, wherein, name of Pratima Das had not been mentioned. The Special Leave Petition was, therefore, decided as under:-

“20. From the above affidavit and documents on record, it is undisputed that the Appellant has been a bona fide student of MB University and had cleared all her examinations. It is also evident that the exclusion of the name of the Appellant in the admission disclosure list has occurred due to no fault on part of the Appellant, rather the same is at the hands of the University for which the Appellant cannot be made to suffer.

21. Having regard to the above established facts based on records, we are of the view that the Appellant has been deprived of her documents for no fault of hers for a substantial period of time and relegating her to another court of competent jurisdiction as observed by the High Court vide the impugned order dated 20.12.2024 would no more be required as there is no factual dispute left.

22. In view of the above, the appeal is allowed and MB University is directed to issue the