SUDESH GUPTA Vs. LUCKNOW UNIVERSITY

JUDGEMENT

(1.) WE had by our short order dated 20th December 1989 allowed these writ petitions and quashed the order of the Returning Officer and Patron of the Lucknow University Students Union, Lucknow rejecting the nomination papers of the petitioners for the office of Junior Liberarian of the said Union for the Session 1989-90. WE now proceed to give reasons for the said order.

(2.) THE petitioners who are students of L.L.B. (first year) class in the Lucknow University are aggrieved by rejection of their nomination papers for the office of Junior Librarian in the Lucknow University Union, election of which was scheduled to be held on December, 22, 1989. THE Union is an association of the students of Lucknow University. Elections to various offices in the Union are conducted in, accordance with the provisions of the Union Constitution.

(3.) THE petitioners on the other hand contends that the term denotes students who are pursuing studies in a course admission whereto is available only after obtaining graduate qualification. According to them since admission to L.L.B. class is available only after obtaining a graduate qualification a student of L.L.B. class is also a Post-Graduate student although the degree awarded to him is Bachelor's Degree in Law.