Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:119894 Court No. - 32 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 20220 of 2025 Petitioner :- Akshat Maurya Respondent :- State Of Uttar Pradesh And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Pooja Talwar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Rohit Pandey Hon'ble Chandra Dhari Singh,J. 1. The instant writ petition has been filed for the following reliefs:- "1.Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS directing the respondent no. 3 to issue admit card and permit the petitioner to sit in the 1st year Second Semester B.tech Examination taking Place on 27 June 2025." 2. Sri Rohit Pandey, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent nos. 2 and 3 based upon the instructions submitted that examination has already been over. It is further submitted that petitioner has only 12% attendance in the class of B.tech 1st year Second Semester and as per the Ordinance of the University 75% attendance is required for enabling any student to appear in the examination. It is further submitted that relaxation of attendance up to 15% for a student can be condoned by the Director on the application made by any student. He has referred Clause-3 of the Ordinance of the University which is quoted as under:- "3. ATTENDANCE 3.1 Every student is required to attend all the lectures, tutorials, practicals and other prescribed curricular and co-curricular activities. The attendance can be condoned up to 25% on medical grounds or for other genuine reasons beyond the control of students. 3.2 A further relaxation of attendance up to 15% for a student can be given by Head of Institution/college provided that he/she has been absent with prior permission of the Head of the institution/college for the reasons acceptable to him. 3.3 No student will be allowed to appear in the end semester examination if he/she does not satisfy the overall average attendance requirements of Clause Nos. 3.1, and 3.2. and such candidate(s) shall be treated as having failed due to detained and will be further governed by Clause No. 4.2 & 4.3 and Annexure 1. 3.4 In each semester, the attendance shall be counted from the date of admission in the college or start of academic session whichever is later." 3. In view of the aforesaid submissions and regulations as quoted above, Ms. Pooja Talwar, learned counsel for the petitioner on the instructions submitted that since the examination has already been over, she is not pressing the matter at this stage. 4. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances and submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the instant petition is dismissed as not pressed at this stage. Order Date :- 22.7.2025 AKT (Chandra Dhari Singh, J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad