Raja Bhaiya Memorial Mahila Mahavidyalaya Thru. Manager Gajendra Pal Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Higher Edu. Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), WRIT - C No. - 573 of 2026, decided January 30, 2026 by Subhash Vidyarthi, J. Writ petition under Article 226 by Raja Bhaiya Memorial Mahila Mahavidyalaya challenging its exclusion from the final examination-centre list of Maa Pateshwari University, Balrampur (published 16.01.2026); dismissed at the threshold without adjudication on merits because the examinations had already commenced on 20.01.2026. Keywords: examination centre, self examination centre, university examinations, Article 226, timing/maintainability, ongoing examinations.
What did the court decide?
Since the examinations had already commenced, it would not be proper for the court to entertain the petition at that stage and thereby disturb the ongoing examinations; accordingly the petition was dismissed. ¶14