RAJUL ARORA Vs. JAI NARAIN VYAS UNIVERSITY

JUDGEMENT

(1.) ALTHOUGH listed for admission, with the consent of learned Counsel for the parties and in view of a short question involved, the matter has been heard finally.

(2.) THE only question involved in this writ petition is about rounding up of the marks for the purpose of admission to LL. B Ist year. THE petitioner has obtained a graduation degree of Bachelor of Arts in the year 1997, and as per the marks obtained by her in graduation i. e. , 807 out of 1800, her percentage comes to 44. 83. However, for the purpose of admission in degree course of Bachelor of Law (LL. B ). , minimum 45 per cent are required. 45% of 1800 comes to 810, whereas the petitioner has obtained 807 marks. THE petitioner submitted application form to the respondent University for admission to LL. B Course on 11. 7. 2005 and according to the petitioner, if rounding up is permitted, then her percentage of 44. 83 could definitely be taken as 45% and there is no reason why she should be deprived of admission to LL. B Course as she is otherwise eligible.

(3.) IT is noteworthy that the Hon'ble Division Bench has rejected the contention of the University about a pseudo- distinction sought to be drawn between shortage of "marks" and shortage of "percentage" as ill-conceived. The Hon'ble Division Bench has further rejected the contention of the University in relation to the academic standards fixed by the Bar Council of India and it has clearly been held that by simply directing rounding up of the marks, the learned Single Judge has not compromised on the norms fixed by the Bar Council. The Hon'ble Division Bench held,- &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp" Counsel also submitted that the direction of the learned Single Judge amounts to interference with the academic standards fixed by the Bar Council of India. We do not find merit in this submission either. System of rounding off is well-accepted norm of assessment. The learned Single Judge simply directed rounding off of the marks without compromising with the norm fixed by the Bar Council. "