HC grants interim relief to DU student, allows her to appear in examination

The Delhi High Court granted an interim relief to a Delhi University student, who was short of attendance, by allowing her to appear in the annual examinations.

Justice C Hari Shankar said this latitude was granted to the petitioner woman only because she was a student and "if she is not permitted to appear in the examination, possibly irreparable loss would ensue".

The petitioner was a sixth semester student of BA (Hons) English course in Delhi University's Vivekanand College and her exams were scheduled to commence on May 11.

Her counsel said she was into drama society and had participated in over 40 programmes in the 6th semester and the approval was granted by the college authorities.

"In order to balance the equities of the present, the petitioner is permitted to appear in the 6th semester examinations... It shall not be treated as creating any equities in favour of her and shall abide by the outcome of the writ petition," the court said.

Advocates Rituparn Uniyal and Pawan ...