RABINDRA NATH GHOSAL Vs. UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This appeal is against the judgment dated 7th February, 2000.

(2.) Briefly stated the facts are as follows : The appellant appeared for M. A. Examination in Islamic History and Culture held by the Calcutta University in November, 1984. The result of the examination was announced on 6th June, 1985. However the result of the appellant was not declared. The appellant then took admission in the Law Course. On 9th December, 1990, the appellant wrote to the Controller of Examinations and requested that his result, of the examination held in 1984, be declared. He also wrote to the Vice-Chancellor on 14th February, 1991 and made the same request. He then filed a Writ Petition in the High Court of Calcutta for issuance of Writ in the nature of Mandamus commanding publication of his result. On 12th July, 1991, the result of the appellant was declared and he was found to have failed. The appellant has not challenged the result of the examination and has accepted the fact that he has failed.

(3.) With the declaration of the result nothing really survived in the Writ Petition. However the learned single Judge of the High Court appointed a Committee presided over by a retired High Court Judge to investigate why the result had not been declared for so many years. The Committee gave the following findings :