The petitioner in that case took admission to the 1st Year B.Arch. course in June 2004. Thus the five year period in his case expired in May 2009, during which period the petitioner failed to pass the 3rd Year B.Arch. course. The Court, therefore, held that the petitioner became ineligible to continue the B.Arch. course from the academic year 2009-10, nevertheless he was admitted by the college to the 4th Year B.Arch. course and the University permitted him to appear in the 4th Year B.Arch. examination and was thereafter admitted to the 5th Year B.Arch. course in June 2011. The petitioner passed the 3rd Year B.Arch. examination in October 2011. Thus , the petitioner had failed to complete the first stage of first three academic years (six semesters) within five years from the date of taking admission. Still however the petitioner was admitted to the 5th Year B.Arch. course in June 2011 although he had not passed the 3rd Year B.Arch. course by June 2011; the petitioner passed the 3rd Year B.Arch. course in October 2011 and, therefore, the Court relied upon proviso to Regulation 3(3) of the Council of Architecture (Minimum Standards of Architectural Education) Regulations, 1983 which provides that “candidates admitted to the course shall complete the first stage (first 3 academic years / 6 semesters) within five years of admission to the course”. The Court also relied upon Rule 5.3 of the ATKT Rules of the Pune University, which reads as under:
