WP(C) 6285/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA Heard Mr. Khatoniar, learned Standing counsel, Education Department as w ell as Mr. L.P. Sharma, learned Standing counsel, Gauhati University. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a directio n to the respondent University to allow him to appear in the LL.B. Final Examina tion scheduled to be held on 22.12.2010. The University Regulation holding the field (Regulation 14 and 15) provi des as follows: 14. A candidate who fails to pass or fails to appear in the first due examinati on shall have to pass in that examination within the period of holding the next two consecutive examinations. 15. A candidate shall be required to clear his/her LL.B. degree within five year s from the date of his/her first due examination in LL.B. Preliminary, provided that a student shall be allowed to appear in not more than three chances in each part the LL.B. Examinations. By notification dated 27.09.2007, the aforementioned limit of five years and thr ee chances have been substituted by six years and four chances in any two of the three examinations, i.e. LL.B. Preliminary, Intermediate and Final examination. Admittedly, the petitioner has crossed outer limit of six years in 2009 and as p er the said Regulation, he cannot be permitted to sit further in the LL.B. Final Examination. As per the own admission of the petitioner, his first due LL.B. Preliminary exam ination was in 2003. His first due LL.B. Final examination was in 2005. He could not sit in the LL.B. Final examination in 2005 and 2006 as he had not cleared h is LL.B. Preliminary examination. He took his first chance in LL.B. final in 200 7, but failed. Thereafter, he availed his remaining two chances in LL.B. Final e xamination, i.e. 2008 and 2009, but could not clear the same. Since the outer limit of six years has expired in 2009, he cannot be permitted t o sit in LL.B. Final examination scheduled to be held on 22.12.2010. The Divisio n Bench of this Court in Momi Sarma vs. Gauhati University reported in 2009 (5) GLR 144 , upon reference to the aforesaid Regulation, has confirmed this positio n. In view of the above, no relief can be granted to the petitioner by issuing any mandamus to the University authority to allow the petitioner to appear in the LL .B. Final Examination, 2010. Irrespective of such refusal, it will be open for t he petitioner to approach the Gauhati University, if so advised.