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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 32501 of 2025 Court No. - 32 HON'BLE CHANDRA DHARI SINGH, J.
1. The instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayers:-
"a. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari to call for the record quash and set aside the communication dated 21.08.2019 (Annexure No.1), 04.02.2020 (Annexure No.2), 07.02.2020 (Annexure No.3), 21.02.2020 (Copy not available) and 27.11.2020 (Annexure No.4). b. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the Respondent No.4 to decide the representation dated 28.02.2025 (Annexure No.20) by a speaking order within a time so fixed by this Hon'ble Court."
2. Mr. Prabhakar Awasthi, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, after some length of argument, prayed that he may be permitted to file a fresh representation before Examination Controller, Jhansi (Respondent no. 4) regarding genuineness of marksheet and degree of LLB of the petitioner issued by the Bundelkhand University, Jhansi and for initiating a detailed inquiry in this regard.
3. Mr. Rohit Pandey, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the University vehemently opposed the instant writ petition but has no objection to the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner.
4. Taking into consideration of the submissions and innocuous prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and no objection of the University, I am inclined to allow the said prayer. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to make a representation before the Examination Controller, Jhansi Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Raghav Arora Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Rohit Pandey, Sai Girdhar Vineet Lakhani .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 6 Others .....Respondent(s)
(Respondent no. 4) regarding genuineness of mark-sheet and degree of LLB of the petitioner, within two weeks. Thereafter, the Examination Controller, Jhansi of the said University is directed to give opportunity of hearing to the petitioner after providing adverse material to him and the petitioner will be at liberty to submit his reply on the said material and also appear before the authority concerned for his submissions. Thereafter, the Examination Controller, Jhansi (Respondent no. 4), after taking into consideration the adverse material, reply of the petitioner and the submissions made by him, is
directed to pass a reasoned and detailed order in accordance with law, preferably, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of this
order.
5. With the aforesaid observations/directions, the instant writ petition is
disposed off. September 17, 2025 S.K.S.
WRIC No. 32501 of 2025 2 (Chandra Dhari Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- SUNIL KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad