ANSHUL GARG Vs. PANJAB UNIVERSITY

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioners herein wrote terminal/final semester/final year/end year examination of 3 years degree course of Bachelor of Commerce (Hons). They are aggrieved of refusal to re-evaluate the answer sheets/books of the subject "Sectoral Aspects of Indian Economy". Due to the COVID-19 pandemic online examination was held in view of the guidelines issued by the University Grants Commission.

(2.) The question which needs adjudication is :-

(3.) Before this Court answers the question posed, it would be appropriate to notice the scheme of the Panjab University Act, 1947. Section 8 provides that the Supreme Authority of the University shall vest in the Senate which is a body corporate. Also, Section 20 provides for the constitution of a Syndicate which has been given powers to run the executive government of the University. Section 31 enables the Senate, with the sanction of the Government, to frame regulations consistent with the provisions of the Act. No doubt, sub-Section 5 of Section 20 also enables the Syndicate to make rules, however, those are for carrying on the Executive Government of the University. At this stage, it would be appropriate to extract Sections 8, 11, 20 and 31 of the Act.