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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

CWP Nos. 19747 &19748/2025 Decided on: 12.05.2026.

1. CWP No. 19747/2025

Akshat Singh …..Petitioner

Versus

State of H.P and others ..Respondents

2. CWP No. 19748/2025

Akshit Ahlawat …..Petitioner

Versus

State of H.P and others ..Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua

Whether approved for reporting?¹ For the Petitioners: Mr. N.S. Chandel, Senior Advocate

with Mr. Ankit Dhiman, Advocate.

For the Respondents: Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General, for respondent No.1.

Mr. Arjun Lall, Advocate, for respondents No. 2 to 4.

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Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge

Both these writ petitions involve almost

similar questions of law and facts, hence, with consent of learned counsel for the parties have been taken up

together for adjudication.

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

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2. Petitioners in both these writ petitions are students of B.A.LL.B.(Hons.) integrated five years course in respondent- Himachal Pradesh National Law University. Both the petitioners were pursuing 7^th Semester in December, 2025. Petitioner in CWP NHo.19747/2025, Akshat Singh had 57.29% attendance in the semester and the petitioner in CWP No.19748/2025, Akshit Ahlawat had 39.88% attendance. Due to shortage in the attendance, the respondent- University did not permit the petitioners to appear in end-term examination of 7^th Semester and detained them in the 7^th Semester in terms of Annexure P- 8 dated 06.12.2025. Feeling aggrieved, petitioners

instituted these writ petitions.

2(i). Under interim order passed on 12.12.2025 in gthese writ petitions, the petitioners were allowed to appear in the end-term examination of 7^th Semester held in December, 2025 subject to their depositing an amount of ₹50,000/- each in the Registry of this Court. Such permission was not to create any equity in petitioners’ favour. Further, the respondents were directed not to declare the result of the petitioners without leave of the

Court. The order reads as under:-

“Notice in above terms. In the meanwhile, applicant/petitioner shall be allowed in the 7th Semester End-Term Examinations commencing

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from 15.12.2025, subject to his paying an amount of Rs.50,000/- with the Registry of this Court. It is clarified that the permission which is being given to the petitioner to participate in the examination shall not create any equity in his favour. The result of the petitioner shall not be declared without the

leave of the Court.”

2(ii). Pursuant to above, both the petitioners deposited an amount of ₹50,000/- each i n the Registry of this Court and appeared in the eond-term examination of 7^th Semester. The result of end-term examination of 7^th Semester was produced before this Court on 10.03.2026. In terms of the resuult, both the petitioners have passed end-term examination of 7^th Semester. Looking at the result, peCtitioners under order dated 20.03.2026 were allowed to provisionally attend classes of 8^th Semester with the rider that attending classes of 8^th Semester will not create any rights or equities in their favour.

Petitioners’ attending 8^th Semester classes was to abide by the outcome of the main writ petitions.

3. Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners has drawn attention to Rule 12 Chapter II Part IV of the Bar Council of India Rules of Legal Education, 2008, whereunder minimum 70% of classes held in the concerned subject are required to be attended for appearing in end semester test in the subject. In terms of proviso thereof, if a student for any exceptional reasons

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fails to attend 70% of the classes held in any subj

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