JYOTI Vs. REGISTRAR, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY, CHANDIGARH AND OTHERS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner seeks issuance of admit card of 2nd semester of B.Ed. (Special Education) (Mental Retardation), on account of the fact that she had less attendance and her medical leave was not counted. Resultantly, she had sought permission to sit in the examination of 2nd semester, which was taking place in May, 2016. Her attendance was short on account of the fact that she was 5 months pregnant at the time of admission and on account of the delivery of a female child on 11.11.2015 and various complications, thereafter, the shortage of attendance had occurred, when she was in the 2nd semester.

(2.) The respondents in the reply have given the details of shortage of the 2nd semester. It has been further submitted that her attendance was extremely short i.e. 6 lectures out of 232 till 29.02.2016. A memo had been served upon her guardian on 04.03.2016 to direct her to attend classes regularly in future, but she did not attend. It was required as per Rule 3.1 that attendance had to be 75% in lectures and practicum separately. It was, accordingly, pleaded that she had only attended 38.6% lectures. The relevant rule reads as under:-

(3.) However, it was further mentioned that she would be helped to proceed further in 3rd semester provided she completes her short fall in attendance. The 2nd semester examination could be given by her alongwith the 4th semester examination as a late candidate without loosing any time and she would be eligible to complete the course alongwith her other classmates, subject to her academic performance. Reliance upon Rule 6.3 was, accordingly, made which reads as under:-