In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh C.W.P. No. 1916 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION: 19.5.2009 Rahul Rana …Petitioner Versus Punjab Engineering College and another …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S. BHALLA Present: Mr. Birender Singh Rana, Advocate, Mr. Atul Lakhanpal, Senior Advocate, with Ms. Shumaila Parvez, Advocate. for the petitioner(s). Mr. Anupam Gupta, Advocate, for the respondents. 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? M.M. KUMAR, J. This order shall dispose of C.W.P. Nos. 1916 and 5879 of 2009 as common question of law and facts have been raised in these petitions. The petitioner(s) have challenged order dated 29.12.2008, terminating BE programme of third semester of the petitioner(s) on account of non-fulfillment of the academic requirements. The appeal filed by the petitioner (in CWP No. 5879 of 2009) has also been dismissed vide order dated 16.1.2009, which is also subject matter of challenge. The petitioner(s) have also sought a writ in the nature of mandamus declaring clause 8.2(a) of C.W.P. No. 1916 of 2009 the Rules and Procedures for under graduate programmes ultra vires of the Constitution. At the hearing, learned counsel for the respondents has placed on record copy of the draft minutes of the 22nd meeting of Senate of Punjab Engineering College held on 5.5.2009 along with a short note prepared by the Dean Academic Affairs, Punjab Engineering College, Deemed University, Chandigarh, which has been taken on record as Mark ‘A’. The said note is based on the amended rules as approved by the Senate of the Punjab Engineering College (Deemed University) in its meeting held on 5.5.2009. A copy of the note has also been handed over to the learned counsel for the petitioner(s) in both the petitions. Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) have stated that in view of the note they do not wish to press these petitions. Accordingly, the writ petitions are disposed of in terms of the decision shown in the note of the Dean Academic Affairs, Punjab Engineering College (Mark ‘A’). It is made clear that if any other relief is to be sought by the petitioner(s), they may file a comprehensive representation before the competent authority, which shall be decided in accordance with the rules as amended by the Senate of the Punjab Engineering College (Deemed University) on 5.5.2009. The writ petitions and pending miscellaneous applications are disposed of. (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (H.S. BHALLA) May 19, 2009 JUDGE Pkapoor 2