Chetan Goel v. University Of Delhi & ORS

$~26 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + LPA 749/2017 CHETAN GOEL ..... Appellant Through: Mr Abhishek Vikram, Adv along with appellant in person.

versus UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ORS ..... Respondents Through: Mr J.S. Rupal, Adv for University of Delhi Mr Preet Pal Singh, Adv for BCI

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SIDDHARTH MRIDUL HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE DEEPA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 05.12.2017 CM APPL. 44216/2017 (Early hearing) Issue notice. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties accept notice and fairly do not oppose this application. For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed. The date of hearing in the accompanying appeal is advanced to today.

The application is disposed off.

LPA 749/2017 Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellant seeks leave to withdraw this appeal in view of Rule 12 of Part IV of The Bar Council of India Rules relating to rules of legal education, which stipulates as follows:- " 12.

End Semester Test.-No student of any of the degree program shall be allowed to take the end semester test in a subject if the student concerned has not attended minimum of 70% of the classes held in the subject concerned as also the

moot court room exercises, tutorials and practical training conducted in the subject taken together:

Provided that if a student for any exceptional reasons fail to attend 70% of the classes held in any subject, the Dean of the University or the Principal of the Centre of Legal Education, as the case may be, may allow the student to take the test if the student concerned attended at least 65% of the classes held in the subject concerned and attended 70% of classes in all the subjects taken together. The similar power shall rest with the Vice Chancellor or Director of a National Law University, or his authorized representative in the absence of the Dean of Law: Provided further that a list of such students allowed to take the test with reasons recorded be forwarded to the Bar Council of India."

Leave granted.

The appeal is dismissed as withdrawn and disposed off accordingly. SIDDHARTH MRIDUL, J DEEPA SHARMA, J DECEMBER 05, 2017 bg