The Hon’ble Sri Justice R.Subhash Reddy Writ Petition No.8271 of 2009 Order: At the interlocutory stage, the Writ Petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. The brief facts of the case are as under: The petitioner, who was admitted into L.L.B. (5 year course) in 3rd respondent-Mahatma Gandhi Law College during the academic year 1998-99, completed three years thereof by the academic year 2000-01. Thereafter, the petitioner discontinued the course and again in the academic year 2008-09, on payment of examination fee, the petitioner was issued hall ticket for first semester examinations of LLB 4th year and was allowed to appear therefor. However, the petitioner was not issued hall ticket to appear for the second semester examinations of LLB 4th year. Hence, he filed this Writ Petition. This Court, while admitting the Writ Petition on 21-04-2009, granted interim order in favour of the petitioner directing the respondents to issue hall ticket to the petitioner and permit him to appear for the second semester examinations of LLB 4th year and accordingly, the petitioner appeared for the said examinations. Counter-affidavit is filed on behalf of the respondents stating that as per the admission regulations, any degree shall have to be completed within double the period of duration of course from the date of admission and if the candidate fails to fulfill such requirement, his/her admission stands cancelled. It is further stated that the petitioner herein sought admission into five-year law course in December, 1998, and if the same is taken into consideration, he should have completed the ten-year period by the end of the academic year 2007-08 and therefore, the petitioner was not permitted to pursue the course, which he could not complete within the stipulated period of ten years. It is submitted by learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondents that as the petitioner could not complete his course within ten years, his admission stands cancelled as per Regulation 6 of the Rules and Regulations of B.A. and L.L.B. Five Year Degree Course (for short the Regulations’) governing the Faculty of Law of the Osmania University. It is to be noted that the petitioner was admitted into LL.B 5 year course during the Academic Year 1998-99, and in normal course, he was to complete the said course within a period of ten years i.e. by the end of the Academic Year 2007-08. Though the admission of petitioner stood cancelled as he did not complete the course within the double duration period, but he sought admission into 4th year during the Academic Year 2008-09. Even though his admission stood cancelled by the end of 2007-08, without any objection, respondents have allowed him to pursue the 4th year LL.B course during the Academic Year 2008-09. He was also allowed to write the I Semester examinations of 4th year, but when he was not allowed to write the II Semester examinations of 4th year, he approached this Court. Having allowed the petitioner to continue the course by granting re-admission into 4th year during the Academic Year 2008- 09, there appears no reason for the respondents in not allowing the petitioner to write the II Semester examinations of 4th year on the ground that he did not complete the course during the double duration period. It was a different thing altogether if the petitioner was not at all allowed entry into the 4th year during the Academic Year 2008-09, but having allowed him into 4th year, on the verge of completion of 4th year, the respondents cannot deny him the chance to complete the course. For the aforesaid reasons, keeping in mind the fact that the petitioner has almost completed substantial portion of the course, and as he was already allowed to enter into 4th year during the Academic Year 2008-09 after the expiry of ten years, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition, directing the respondents to announce the results of the petitioner pertaining to II Semester of 4th year, and further direct them to allow the petitioner to continue the LL.B course, by admitting him into 5th year. However, it is made clear that these directions are issued having regard to the peculiar facts and circumstances of this case, and this shall not be treated as a precedent for any other case. No order as to costs. _________________ R.Subhash Reddy, J Dated 3rd December, 2009 lur