Dismissed
Prince Kumar v. The Patna University Patna and Ors.
Patna HCCWJC/547/2015
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging the refusal of grace marks. The Court held that without a specific statute or regulation authorizing it, it cannot exercise discretion to grant grace marks as a matter of mercy or rule, as such rights must flow from governing regulations to maintain educational standards.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition dismissed with a direction that no grace marks can be granted due to lack of statutory or regulatory authority.