IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1174 of 2008 (M/S) Devendra Gill S/O Summer Pal Singh, R/O Mukari, Post Mudha, Khera, District J.P. Nagar, U.P. Presently at Hostel C.V.Type II, Room No. 193, Pant Nagar, G.B. Pant University, Udham Singh Nagar. …… Petitioner. Versus Vice Chancellor, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pant Nagar, District Udham Singh Nagar and two others. … Respondents. Sri S.K.Mandal, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri Rajendra Dobhal, learned counsel for the respondents. Date July 18, 2008. Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J. Heard Sri S.K.Mandal, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Rajendra Dobhal, learned counsel for the respondents and perused the record. This writ petition has been filed for issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing and commanding the respondents to give admission to the petitioner in ninth semester of fifty year B.V.Sc. and A.H. degree programme in the session 2008-09 and permit to continue to complete his degree programme. Prayer for writ of mandamus directing the respondents to give benefit of proficiency examination as per Rule 16 of Chapter IV of Academic Regulation of the University upto 10 credit has also been made. According to the petitioner, he appeared in the 4th year examination of B.V.Sc. and A.H. degree course but due to personal problem he could not secure the passing mark. According to the Academic Regulation of the University there is provision of proficiency examination and there is also provision of compartment examination. The petitioner made an application to give benefit of proficiency examination as well as compartment examination of two credit. The grievance of the petitioner is that according to the regulation of the university, the petitioner is entitled to continue his study till the completion of his degree programme but the respondent university is arbitrarily discriminating the petitioner and the University is not permitting him to continue his studies. In the course of arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has already made a representation to the Vice Chancellor for redressal of his grievance, which is still pending. Learned counsel has urged that the ends of justice would be subserved if the Vice Chancellor is directed to decide the representation within a time frame and the writ petition may be disposed of finally. In the above facts and circumstances, the first respondent-Vice Chancellor of the University is directed to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 17-6-2008 (copy Annexure No. 6 colly. to the writ petition) expeditiously, preferably within a period of two weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (B.S. Verma, J.) RCP