MISS PANNA DHARIWAL Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY this writ petition, the petitioner is seeking an appropriate writ, order or direction to the respondent No. 4 to issue the eligibility certificate to the petitioner of Class -XI and further the petitioner be allowed to appear in Class -XII examination of ISC -2009.

(2.) IT is also pertinent to mention here that by virtue of interim orders of this Court, the petitioner has been allowed to appear in Class -XI and presently, she is continuing her studies in Class -XII and further on 16.2.2009, an application to allow the petitioner to appear in the practical examination of Class -XII was filed along with prayer to issue the eligibility certificate for appearing in the final examination of Class -XII of ISC -2009. On the last but two working days i.e. 20.2.2009 final arguments were heard and the judgment was reserved.

(3.) ON 19.9.2007, the Principal of the Mayo College Girls' School wrote a letter to the I.S.C. referring the entire facts with the further mention of the fact that the Open School caters to the need of the candidates who are unable to cope with the rigor of the syllabus and he understood that the Open School Certificate is accepted by all Boards. In the end, he mentioned that he would be most grateful if the Council could possibly help the petitioner who otherwise will have to waste the academic year which would have certainly adverse effect on her. He further stated that he made bold to send the request knowing that the Council has a tradition of being student friendly, with the further mention that he looked forward to hearing from the Council.