SHIV BAHADUR SINGH Vs. RANCHI UNIVERSITY

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE controversy in the present case is whether the petitioner after having passed LL.B. parts I, II and III examinations is entitled to LL.B. degree and whether the respondent -Ranchi University is justified in taking a contrary decision in the matter of grant of LL.B. degree to the petitioner.

(2.) PETITIONER 's case is that he passed High School examination and Intermediate (Standard XIIth) examination from Intermediate Education Council, U.P. Thereafter, in the year, 1994 the petitioner passed 'Sahityalankar' examination in English from Hindi Vidyapeeth Deoghar (Bihar) and was duly granted 'Sahityalankar' certificate. In 1996 he applied for getting admission in LL.B. degree course as a regular student in Jamshedpur Co -operative College. Jamshedpur and duly disclosed his 'Sahityalankar'degree granted by Hindi Vidyapeeth, Deoghar as equivalent to B.A. The petitioner was admitted as a regular student of LL.B. course in the said college, Jamshedpur. The petitioner along with the others applied for registration before the Vice -Chancellor, Ranchi University after disclosing all his educational qualifications. The application was duly forwarded by the Principal of the college. The petitioner was granted registration by Ranchi University for being enrolled in LL.B. course of Ranchi University for the Sessions, 1995 -98. Petitioner's further case is that he duly attended the law college as a regular student and passed all the three parts of examination conducted by the Ranchi University. The petitioner was also granted mark -sheet and college leaving certificate on 24.2.1999 certifying that the petitioner passed law examination from Ranchi University. Thereafter, the petitioner applied for grant of provisional certificate of LL.B. examination before the University -authorities and also deposited requisite fees for issuance of provisional certificate. The petitioner then made several requests for grant of provisional certificate of LL.B. degree but the University sat tight over the matter and hence this writ application.

(3.) I have heard Mr. A.K. Sinha, learned Sr. Advocate appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. A.K. Mehta for the Ranchi University.