Petitioner sought writ direction for LL.M. admission after passing revaluation post deadline. Court denied admission due to process closure and semester start but granted liberty to seek appropriate remedy.
Petition dismissed; liberty granted to seek appropriate remedy.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION (L) NO.2897 OF 2016
Heena Dinesh Jadhav ...Petitioner vs. Head of Department, Department of Law, University of Mumbai and Others ...Respondents
Mr. S.G. Rajput, for the Petitioner Mr. Rui Rodrigues, for Respondent Nos. 1 to 3. Ms. P.H. Kantharia, GP for Respondent No. 4.
CORAM : SHANTANU S. KEMKAR & PRAKASH D. NAIK, JJ. DATE : JANUARY 09, 2017
P.C.:
. Parties through their counsel.
of India, the Petitioner is seeking direction to Respondent No. 1 to allow her to take admission for L.L.M. (Business Law) course for the academic year 2016-2017.
3. Undisputedly, when the Petitioner's result for L.L.B. final
year was declared, the Petitioner was declared “ failed ” in the subject
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“ Law of Evidence ”. After revaluation, on 29th September, 2016 she was declared “ passed ”. Prior to declaration of her result as “ passed ”, the last date for filing of the application for admission of L.L.M. Course as also the admission process was over. The grievance of the Petitioner is that as in the revaluation, she is declared “passed” , she ought to have been given admission in the said course.
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now the examination of the first semester of L.L.M course examination is to be scheduled from 21st January, 2017 we are not inclined to direct the Respondent No. 1 to grant admission to the Petitioner for L.L.M. course for the academic year 2016-2017. However, we grant liberty to the Petitioner to seek appropriate remedy for redressal of her grievance.
6. The Petition stands disposed of as such.
(PRAKASH D. NAIK, J.) (SHANTANU S. KEMKAR, J.)
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner should be granted admission to the L.L.M. course after passing revaluation post the closure of the admission process and commencement of the semester.
What appropriate remedy is available to the petitioner for redressal of her grievance regarding the admission closure.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Heena Dinesh Jadhav
Head of Department, Department of Law, University of Mumbai
SHANTANU S. KEMKAR
PRAKASH D. NAIK
As recorded by the court registry
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