IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.7719 of 2025 Decided on: 9th April, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shoket Ali …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Du a Whether approved for reporting?

For the Petitioner: uMs. Aruna Sharma, Advocate.

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

CMr. Vishwajeet Singh, Advocate, for respondent No.3.

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

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Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge The case set up by the petitioner is that he took admission in B. Pharmacy (Allopathy) four years degree course in respondent No.4–University in the year 2014. He appeared in all eight semester examinations for the course in question. Detailed Marks Cards for all the eight semesters were issued to him. He cleared the said degree course in the year 2018. Provisional Degree was also

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

awarded to him. Petitioner required his final degree of B. Pharmacy (Allopathy). He requested respondent No.4 for releasing the same. Despite repeated representations of the

petitioner, written and oral, final degree of B. P.harmacy (Allopathy) was not issued to him. Based upon the verification report dated 17.01.2025, th e petitioner was apprised by the respondents that othough his name appears in the green sheet register and in the approved list, however, because of non-availability of disclosure list for the year 2014-15, tuhe documents of the petitioner cannot be verified.

In the above background, the petitioner has preferred this writ petition seeking directions to the respondents to issue B. Pharmacy (Allopathy) Degree.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the issue involved in the case is covered by the decision Hrendered 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 mentioned against the admission number assigned to Pratima Das. Respondent

2 SLP (Civil) No.15180 of 2025, decided on 06.01.2026

No.3-University acknowledged the mistake 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 thfat 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 ouf 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 marksheets of 5th to 10th semester, the degree and any other relevant documents, if any, to the Appellant within four weeks from today.”

3. Learned counsel for respondents No.4 & 5- University, on the basis of instructions imparted to her, submits that the case of the petitioner is not covered in terms of Pratima Das2. That the petitioner was a bonafide student of respondent No.4-University and had cl