C.W.P. No.18098 of 2008 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.18098 of 2008 Decided on : 20-10-2008 Ishan Rajdan ....Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab & Others ....Respondents CORAM:-HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH. Present:- Mr.Amit Dhawan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Amrit Paul, Advocate for respondents 2 to 4. HEMANT GUPTA, J Notice of motion. Mr. Amrit Paul, Advocate, accepts notice on behalf of respondents 2 to 4. The petitioner, who is a student of B. Pharmacy in the College affiliated to Punjabi Technical University, Jalandhar admitted in the year 2002. At that time, a student was to obtain 50% marks for qualifying B- Pharmacy Course. However on 26.10.2004, the Regulations were amended and the qualifying marks were reduced to 40%. The question arose whether the reduced qualifying marks would be applicable to the students, who have been admitted prior to the amendment in the Regulations on 26.10.2004. The said question was decided on 10.09.2007 in CWP No.7087 of 2007 titled as Manpreet Kaur Vs. State of Punjab and others to the effect that the amended Regulations C.W.P. No.18098 of 2008 -2- would be applicable in respect of students, who have been admitted ever prior to amendment carried out on 26.10.2004. In view of the said judgment, which is concededly applicable to the facts of the present case, we allow the present writ petition in terms of the aforesaid decision in Manpreet Kaur's case and direct the respondents to declare the revised result of the petitioner in terms of the amendment made forthwith. (Hemant Gupta) Judge 20th October 2008. (Nawab Singh) Monika Judge