MANJULA PUVYAL Vs. PUNJAB UNIVERSITY

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Miss. Manjula Puvyal through present petition filed by her under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeks issuance of writ in the nature of certiorari so as to quash order dated 3/08/1993, Annexure P4, passed by the Chairman, Department of Bio-Chemistry, Punjab University, Chandigarh, whereby she was declared ineligible to appear in the Entrance Test for admission to M.Sc. (Hons. School) in Bio-Chemistry.

(2.) Brief facts of the case reveal that petitioner, who was student of Government Girls College, Sector 42, Chandigarh, passed out her B.Sc. (Medical) three years course with the subjects - Chemistry, Botany and -oology from the Punjab University, Chandigarh in the second division securing 54% marks. The Dean of University Instructions issued admission notice for the academic session 1993-94 inviting applications for admission to various courses in the teaching departments of the Punjab University. The notice appeared in the Tribune dated 6/07/1993. One of the course, which she wanted to do was M.Sc. (Hons. School) in Bio-Chemistry. The eligibility for admission to M.Sc. (Hons. School) in various disciplines, mentioned in the admission notice, that appeared in the newspaper, was as mentioned below:-

(3.) Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the impugned order declaring petitioner to be ineligible for the Entrance Test for admission to M. Sc. (Hons. School) in Bio-Chemistry is illegal as also arbitrary and the petitioner, who fulfils the eligibility criteria as laid down in the admission notice as well as in the Handbook of Information for 1993-94, is entitled to be considered for admission in the Entrance Test.