GOPAL KAPILA Vs. THE PUNJABI UNIVERSITY

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE Petitioner joined the Master of Arts Course in the Punjabi University at Patiala with Economics as his subject in the year 1965. The Master of Arts examination is held in two parts. Each part consists of four papers of one hundred marks each. The total aggregate of marks in each part is thus four hundred.

(2.) THE Petitioner cleared the first part of the Master of Arts examination in the year 1966 without requiring any grace marks. He appeared in Part II examination held in April, 1968 and obtained the following marks in each paper:

(3.) THE return to the writ petition has been filed by the Registrar of the Punjabi University in which it has been emphasized that according to Rule 6 ibid the Petitioner is entitled to only 4 grace marks, that is, 1 per cent of total aggregate marks of Part II and not to 8 marks as claimed by him on the total aggregate marks of both Part I and Part II. It is the interpretation of the relevant rules of the Punjabi University Calendar which is called for in this case. The relevant rules are given in the Punjabi University Calendar 1966 -67, Volume II, at pages 32 to 36 under the Ordinance relating to "Master of Arts Examination". The relevant rules are set out below: