ORDER

The petitioner is before this Court calling in question an order/communication dated 1-05-2023 issued by the 3rd respondent declining to accede to the request of the petitioner for membership to practice as a Chartered Accountant and has sought a consequential direction to register the petitioner as a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. 2. Heard Sri. Somashekharaiah R.P., learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Sri. Vaibhav Malimath, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.1 and Sri. Shriraja S., learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos.2 to 4.

3. Facts adumbrated are as follows:-

The petitioner is a student. In the month of May 2017, she joins B.Com degree at ASC Evening Degree College. Simultaneously, she enrolled herself for a course in CMA Foundation. After joining B.Com degree course, the petitioner completes CMA Foundation course and intermediate course as well in the month of June, 2018 and had pursued her CS-Executive Course which also gets completed in June 2018. Therefore, the petitioner had enrolled herself to several courses and completed all of them except B.Com. degree course which she is pursuing.

4. On 27-08-2018, the petition