IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No. 10280 of 2025 Decided on 14th August 2025 Vikas …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others …Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge 1Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioner: Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Pushpinder Jaswal, Additional Advocate General, for respondent No.1 and 2. Mr. Vishwajeet Singh, Advocate, for respondent No.3. Mr. Vinod Chauhan, Advocate, for respondents No.4 and 5. Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral) With the consent of the parties, the writ petition is being disposed of at this stage. 2. By way of this writ petition, the petitioner has, inter alia, prayed for the following reliefs:- “I. That the instant writ petition may kindly be allowed with cost and the respondents/committee may kindly be directed to verify the academic 2 records of the petitioner in a time bound manner; II. That the respondents/committee may kindly be directed to reconsider the criteria set up for considering the genuine students in a time bound manner if it is found that the record of the petitioner has not been updated with respondent no. 3 as the petitioner has already completed his graduation in M. Tech (Mechanical); III. The respondents may kindly be directed to consider the petitioner as genuine student of M. Tech (Mechanical), as the petitioner has been enrolled as student through proper admission process;” 3. Learned Additional Advocate General has pointed out that in CWPIL No. 22 of 2022, titled as Court on its own motion vs State of H.P. and others alongwith other connected matters, Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court, on the applications filed by the petitioners therein/students, who were similarly situated as the present petitioner, has been pleased to pass the order, relevant portion of which reads as under:- “Therefore, in the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, we leave it open to the petitioner/students to approach the competent court of jurisdiction for redressal of their grievance. As regards, those petitioners against whom the University does not have any grievance, we direct that their respective documents including degrees and other academic documents may be handed over to them. However, the same shall be done under intimation accompanied by the photo copies of such documents to the Investigating Agency.” 3 4. As learned Counsel for the petitioner has fairly submitted that as the fact situation of the case of the petitioner is no different from case of the students whose prayer was rejected by Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court in CWPIL No. 22 of 2022, therefore, this writ petition is disposed of with the direction that the petitioner shall be at liberty to move an appropriate proceedings before learned Trial Court, learned Trial Court is directed to pass appropriate orders thereupon as expeditiously as possible. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (Ajay Mohan Goel) Judge August 14, 2025 (Vinod)