Mohammed Haroon v. University Grants Commission
Mandamus – Degree certificate – Convocation fee and penalty
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, W.P.No.47254 of 2025, decided 06-02-2026 by D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, J. Writ of mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution compelling a deemed university (Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences) to issue a B.A., LL.B., (Honours) degree certificate to a graduate not attending convocation, without insistence on convocation fee and penalty fee; UGC and NAAC were co-respondents; petition referenced Section 29(1) of the UGC (Institutions deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2023. Petition allowed; certificate to be sent by registered post with acknowledgement within one week of the web copy, without waiting for certified copy; no costs. Keywords: convocation fee, penalty fee, degree certificate, deemed university, UGC Regulations 2023, NAAC, Article 226, mandamus.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the 3rd respondent to forthwith send the petitioner's B.A., LL.B., (Honours) degree certificate by registered post with due acknowledgement to the petitioner's address, within one week from receipt of the web copy of the order, without waiting for the certified copy; no order as to costs.