SHAILJA SRIVASTAVA Vs. VICE CHANCELLOR BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioners appeared for the M.A./M.Sc examination in Home Science in the Banaras Hindu University held in May, 1991. THEre were three subjects in the M.A./M.Sc. Home Science course viz (1) Home Management (2) Foods and Nutrition, and (3) Extension Education THEre is an option to choose between Foods and Nutrition or Home Management. THE petitioners opted for the former.

(2.) AT the examination for Foods and Nutrition (Paper I) held on 2-5-1991 the petitioners walked out due to certain grievances, and by means of this writ petition they have prayed for a mandamus directing the University authorities to hold a re-examination in paper I (Food and Nutrition), there is also a prayer for quashing the examination of Paper III of Home Management, but I am not inclined to grant this prayer as the candidates for this paper have not been impleaded.

(3.) SINCE Dr. Purnima Srivastava, the Head of Department dissociated herself from the examination (as one of the candidates was her relative) respondent No. 4 was appointed the Convenor of the Board of Examiners.