IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 4729 of 2010 Date of decision: 16.8.2010. R.K.Kaistha ….. Petitioner. Vs. State of H.P. and others …. Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. For the Petitioner : Ms. Ranjana Parmar, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. R.K.Sharma, Sr. Additional Advocate General, for respondent No.1. Mr. B.C.Negi, counsel for respondent No.2. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The petitioner has filed the writ petition with the following prayers:- (i) That the respondent University may kindly be directed to adhere to the admission/examination schedule as prescribed in the notification issued in this regard for academic session. The respondent may also be directed not to extend the date of admission beyond the terms and conditions as notified in the notification. (ii) That those ineligible students who do not fulfill the mandatory condition of 75% attendance of total lectures delivered in the one academic session and 20% marks in house test should not be allowed to sit in the examination. (iii) That respondent University may be directed that the minimum 180 teaching days in an academic year may be ensured in case of every student. - 2 - (iv) That respondent University may be restrained from admitting the students in the mid session after result of compartment/reevaluation/special (golden) chance be given as per norms. (v) That the respondent University may be directed to declare result within time before last date of admission 2. Mr. B.C.Negi, learned counsel for the University on instructions submits that University has already taken steps to ensure that admission are completed within time. It is submitted that latest instruction in this regard is Annexure P-8 dated 22.7.2010, which reads as follows:- “In continuation of this Office letter of even No. dated 7th July 2010, I am directed to inform you that the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor has been pleased to extend the admission dated up to 31st July 2010 and no extension in any case will be allowed after 31st July 2010. Further, the Principals of the Colleges will admit the candidates at their own level whose cases fall under Ordinance 3.3.(A) for age relaxation upto 6 months and will forward all such cases on consolidated form to the University for approval by the Vice Chancellor as has been notified earlier vide letter of even No. dated 18th May 2010. Please note that no candidate will be harassed for want of age relaxation and for late admission after the issue of this letter. “ 3. In the light of above instruction, it is made clear that there shall not be any further extension of the joining time since the academic calendar has to be set by the University. It is also in the - 3 - interest of the students at large that academic calendar is set as such so that examination can be conducted as per the schedule which can be fixed after the closure of the admissions. Hence, there will be direction to the University to strictly adhere to the schedule regarding admission. There will also be direction to the University to fix the schedule of examinations in each course and norms of the same before three months and also to see that the examinations are conducted as per the schedule already announced by the University. 4. With the above observations, the petition stands disposed of so also the pending application(s) if any. Copy dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. August 16, 2010. (Justice Kuldip Singh), (Hem) Judge.