IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP NO.18671 of 2006 DATE OF DECISION: December 5, 2006 Aditya Kumar Singla ….Petitioner VERSUS Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University and another ….Respondents CORAM:- HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VINEY MITTAL HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S. BHALLA PRESENT: Shri Raj Paul Kansal, Advocate for the petitioner. Viney Mittal,J.(Oral). The petitioner has challenged the cancellation of his candidature through a communication (Annexure P.7) dated November 3, 2006. Vide the aforesaid communication, the petitioner has been informed that he was registered on July 24, 2006 as a student in B.V.Sc & A.H. Programme for the academic year 2006-07. However, the petitioner had failed to attend the classes in terms of Regulation 2.3 of the Regulation of the University which runs as under: “Provided that if a student after registration fails to attend the classes without written permission of the Dean for the last seven consecutive calendar days during the spell of twelve calendar days commencing from the date of registration, his/her registration stands automatically CWP NO.18671 of 2006 -2- cancelled and seat vacated by him/her will be offered to next candidate on the waiting list subject to provision of semester rule 3.1.” It has been averred in para 8 of the writ petition that he had in fact attended some of the classes as detailed in the aforesaid paragraph. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner, we dispose of the present petition with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the Vice Chancellor of the respondent University at the first instance making the grievance which the petitioner has raised before this Court. If any such application/representation is filed by the petitioner before the Vice Chancellor, then the Vice Chancellor may take appropriate action in the matter, in according with law. A copy of the order be given dasti on payment of usual charges. (Viney Mittal) Judge December 5, 2006 (H.S. Bhalla) KD Judge