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2026 Supreme(Online)(Raj) 19097
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, ACJ, Maneesh Sharma, J
Rajasthan University of Health Science – Appellant
Versus
Tanvi Sharma – Respondent
D.B. Special Appeal (Writ) No. 718/2026
Important Points
Subject
Education Law - Academic Eligibility
Headnote
Issues: Whether B.Sc. Biochemistry can be considered equivalent to B.Sc. Biology with Chemistry and Zoology for the purpose of course eligibility.
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mohd. Ashfaq Khan, Rekha Jain
For the Respondents: Ajay Shukla, Raghav Sharma, Shivam Sharma, Jyoti Sharma
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge to a single judge's order regarding provisional admission based on degree equivalence. (Para 1 , 2 , 6) |
| 2. requirement of an independent expert committee to determine academic equivalence of degrees. (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 3. scheduling of further proceedings pending the committee report. (Para 7) |
Order
08/07/2026
1. Learned Single Judge has allowed the petitioner to
provisionally join the course of M.Sc. (Med) - Microbiology. A
challenge has been made before us by the Rajasthan University of
Health Science (RUHS) challenging the order of the learned Single
Judge.
2. It is contended that the equivalence of M.Sc. (Med)
Microbiology to the subjects which were necessarily mentioned in
the advertisement could not have been made by the learned
Single Judge.
3. We agree prima facie with the contentions of the University.
However, considering the nature of the subjects which the
respondent has studied while undergoing the course of
Biochemistry, it would be in the interest of justice that the
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Equivalence Committee of the University may take a decision as to
whether B.Sc. Biochemistry would be equivalent to B.Sc. Biology
with Chemistry and Zoology.
4. An independent Equivalence Committee shall be formed by
the Vice-Chancellor of the RUHS by including Professors of the
level of Biochemistry, Botany, Zoology and Chemistry from other
Universities.
5. A report in this regard may be submitted within a period of
one month.
6. We were also informed that the appellant vide order dated
01.07.2026 allowed the petitioner to provisionally study the
course.
7. Let this case come up before this Court on 10.08.2026.
