IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2795 of 2008 DR.MANU PRIYADARSHINI, aged about 40 years, daughter of Dr. Chandra Madhav Singh, resident of Mohalla- East Ashok Nagar, Road No. 14B, P.O. & P.S- Kankarbagh, District Patna Versus 1. THE DIRECTOR, Student Registration and Evaluation Division, Indira Gandhi National Open University, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068 2. The Registrar, Exam-V, Student Registration and Evaluation Division, Indira Gandhi National Open University, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi- 110068 3. The Regional Director, Indira Gandhi National Open University, BISCOUMAN Towers, West Gandhi Maidan, Patna ----------- 08/ 06.07.2009 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Petitioner was registered for Post Graduate Diploma in Maternal and Child Health by the Indira Gandhi National Open University for the year 2004. Having completed the course, she could not appear in the examination and she applied for readmission in terms of Clause 6.6. of the Programme Guide, Annexure-II issued for the Session 2004-06. As per her request, she was allowed readmission only for one year as per the instruction of the University dated 30.4.2007, Annexure-III/A, which was received by her on 11.5.2007, as is evident from the envelope, Annexure-III/B. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that on account of delayed receipt of the communication granting him readmission, she could not appear in June, 2007 Exam and thereby she has only option to appear in December, 2007 Exam in which she appeared but was deprived of the opportunity to appear in four exams as per Clause 6.6. of the Programme 2 Guide. Counsel for the University has submitted that the Programme Guide of 2004 shall have no application in view of Annexure-A/2, whereunder the University has changed the rules and as per the present rules, readmission can only be allowed for one year. Having heard counsel for the parties, I am of the view that as the petitioner was admitted in the University in the year 2004, she is governed by the rules, which was in vogue in the year 2004 and as per the Programme Guide, she ought to have been allowed opportunity to appear in four exams instead of two exams. However, considering the fact that petitioner is desirous to avail the opportunity to appear in the two exams as in one exam she has already appeared in December, 2007, I direct the University to reconsider her request to appear in the subsequent exam and grant her liberty to appear in the exam to be conducted in December, 2009 in the light of readmission granted in terms of order dated 30.4.2007, Annexure-III/A. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ ( V.N. Sinha, J.)