Arun Kumar v. University Of Delhi

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 7908/2026 & CM APPL. 38122/2026, CM APPL. 38123/ ARUN KUMAR .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. M P Srivignesh, Mr. Anjali Agarwal, Advs.

versus UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Mohinder JS Rupal, Mr. Hardik Rupal, Ms. Aishwarya Malhotra, Ms.

Tripta Sharma, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH

O R D E R

% 29.05.2026 1.

This is a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following prayers :- "a) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction quashing the action of the respondents whereby the petitioner has been detained from appearing in the VI Semester LL.B, examinations on the ground of alleged shortage of attendance;

b) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction declaring that the alleged "10% Rule" relied upon by the respondents is arbitrary, illegal and unenforceable in law; c) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction directing the respondents to permit the petitioner to appear in the VI The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 02/06/2026 at 11:37:55

Semester LL.B, examinations scheduled from 28.05.2026..."

2.

The petitioner is studying in Semester IV of the LL.B. course at Law Centre- II, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi and is aggrieved by the action of the respondent in debarring him to appear in the Semester IV LL.B. course.

3.

For the said reasons, issue notice.

4.

Mr. Rupal, learned counsel accepts notice on behalf of the respondent and states that in the present case, the attendance of the petitioner is abysmally low i.e., 5%.

5.

My attention has been drawn to Hon'ble Supreme Court's order dated 26.05.2026 in SLP (Crl) No. 10717/2026 titled as "Bar Council of India versus Union of India" (Diary No. 29604/2026), wherein the paragraph No. 249 of the judgment of this Court dated 03.11.2025 in W.P. (Crl.) No. 793/2017 has already been stayed. 6.

In this view of the matter and in view of the fact that the petitioner has merely 5% attendance, this Court in exercise of a writ petition, cannot permit the petitioner to participate in the examination of Semester IV LL.B. course.

7.

However, nothing prevents the petitioner from re-appearing in the exams after complying with the attendance criteria. 8.

The present petition is disposed of in aforesaid terms, along with pending applications, if any.

JASMEET SINGH, J MAY 29, 2026/sp The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 02/06/2026 at 11:37:55