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Delhi High Court Rejects Student’s Petition To Appear In LLB Exam Without Minimum Attendance

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a student seeking permission to appear in the LLB examination, despite failing to meet the minimum attendance requirement. The court ruled that the student’s request did not meet the necessary criteria for an exception to the established rules.

A bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela rejected the student’s appeal, agreeing with the reasoning provided by the single bench in an earlier ruling.

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The two-member bench emphasized that students enrolled in professional degree courses, such as the Bachelor of Laws (LLB), should approach their studies with seriousness and diligence.

The bench ruled that attendance rules are clear and must followed unless unavoidable circumstances, such as a medical emergency, justify an exception. Since the petitioner did not present any such circumstances, the court dismissed the petition.

Student’s Challenge And Timeline Of Events

The student had challenged the decision of a single bench, which had previously rejected her petition to allow her to appear for the third-semester LLB examination at Delhi University (DU).

The issue arose when, on December 22, 2024, the university released an interim list of students who were to debarred from the exam due to insufficient attendance.

Although officials did not include the student’s name in the initial list, they later added her to the final list published on January 4, 2025. As a result, she did not receive an admit card for the examination.

Frustrated by her exclusion, the student approached the High Court seeking the removal of her name from the final list, arguing that the university’s decision was unfair. However, the single bench rejected her request, and the two-member bench of the High Court upheld the ruling.

Court’s Final Decision

In its ruling, the Delhi High Court reiterated the importance of adhering to the attendance rules and stated that such decisions should explicitly stated in the university’s regulations. The bench concluded that unless there are compelling reasons—such as medical emergencies—attendance requirements should not be waived.

The student’s failure to meet these standards resulted in the dismissal of her petition, reinforcing the principle that professional education requires consistent and serious participation.

Gopal Krishna

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