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LEKHRAJ SHARMA v. VICE-CHANCELLOR AND ANOTHER

WRIC/27139/2025 · 2025-08-11

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:136930 Court No. - 32 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 27139 of 2025 Petitioner :- Lekhraj Sharma Respondent :- Vice-Chancellor And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- J. N. Dwivedi Counsel for Respondent :- Hem Pratap Singh Hon'ble Chandra Dhari Singh,J. 1. The instant writ petition has been filed seeking the following main prayers:- "A. Issue, an order under writ of Mandamus and direct to respondent to consider and include the marks of the assignments in the all these six papers in these subjects- (1)-Economics-ECB- 202, (2nd Semester), (2). Psychology-BSP-122 (2nd Semester), (3). Psychology-(BSP 212, 3rd Semester), (4). Economics (ECB 402, (4th Semester), (5). Psychology-BSP-222, (4th Semester), (6). Language Paper-BAEL-222, (4th Semester), as considered and included in others papers in all 2 AUG 2025 subjects in which petitioner cleared pass. B. Issue an order under writ of Mandamus and direct to respondent to decide the application which is pending before respondents and allow petitioner to complete their study without any hindrance," 2. Ms. Manjisha Dwivedi, Advocate holding brief of Ms. Pooja Agrawal, who is panel lawyer of respondents-Kashi Hindu Vishwa Vidyalaya (B.H.U.), submitted that the Ombudsperson has already been appointed in the respondents-University vide notification dated July 23, 2025. It is submitted that Ombudsperson shall hear appeals from aggrieved students regarding issues of malpractices in conduct of examination or in the process of evaluation. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents-University submitted that in view of the said notification, the grievance of the petitioner may be considered and adjudicated by the Ombudsperson. 3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner prayed that to grant liberty to approach the Ombudsperson for consideration of the grievance which has been stated in the instant writ petition and it is also prayed that Ombudsperson may be directed to decide the appeal/petition/representation expeditiously, within time bound manner. He has also prayed that the instant writ petition may be disposed of with direction as stated above. 4. Heard Sri J. N. Dwivedi, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, Ms. Manjisha Dwivedi, Advocate holding brief of Ms. Pooja Agrawal, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondents-Kashi Hindu Vishwa Vidyalaya (B.H.U.), perused the contents made in the writ petition and the documents on record. 5. Without entering into merits of the case, I am inclined to allow the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. Petitioner is directed to approach to the Ombudsperson of the University along with certified copy of this order within one week from the date of production of certified copy of this order. After receiving the application/appeal along with the order, the Ombudsperson is directed that the appeal/representation shall be decided, expeditiously, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receiving of the said application/appeal. 6. With the aforesaid directions/observations, the present writ petition is disposed of. . (Chandra Dhari Singh, J.) Order Date :- 12.8.2025 Atul Digitally signed by :- ATUL KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad