IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 14073 of 2026 Decided on: 18.08.2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Savita Kumari …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Ors. .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Y.P.S.Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General, for respondents No. 1 & 2. Mr. L.S. Mehta, Advocate for respondent No.3. Ms. Kanta Devi, Advocate, for respondent No. 4. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, learned Additional Advocate General, Mr. L.S. Mehta and Ms. Kanta Devi, learned counsel, appear and waive service of notice on behalf of the respective respondents. 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 2. In view of the grievances, documents appended alongwith the writ petition and nature of order being passed hereinafter, reply of the writ petition is not required to be called from the respondents. The matter has accordingly been heard. 3. The case set up by the petitioner is that he successfully pursued the L.L.B Course from respondent No. 1–University under a specific registration number. Her name appeared in the student registration as well as in the admission record. The University has also issued detailed marks cards to the petitioner for all the semesters’ examinations and also issued provisional degree. The petitioner has also appended his detailed marks cards as Annexure P-1 (colly). It is further the case of the petitioner that though, in the gazette, the marks secured by her in the 1st semester have been reflected as 301/500, yet as per the green sheet, the same has been shown as 303/500. This, according to the petitioner, is a mismatch. Petitioner has been shown as qualified candidate in 1st to 6th semesters detailed marks card, whereas in accordance with applicable ordinance, petitioner’s marks should have been mentioned as per gazette. 3 Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner made a request to the respondent-University for rectifying the errors. The same was considered by the Committee duly constituted by the Government for verifying the record and supplying photocopies of relevant documents under the custody of SIT under the Chairmanship of Superintendent of Police, District Solan. Petitioner was eventually supplied the information vide office verification order dated 06.05.2026 (Annexure P-2) by the respondent-University of there being a mismatch as noticed above. Petitioner seeks rectification and for direction to the respondents for carrying out the correction in the mismatch of green sheet and gazette of her 1st semester examination and further direction to the respondents to issue her corrected record. Learned counsel for respondent No.4 stated that corrections, if any, is to be done as per the Gazette only. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has jointly submitted that the issue involved in this writ petition is now squarely covered by Priya Thakur Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others2, whereunder, in similar 2 CWP No.2690 of 2024 decided on 22.04.2025 4 circumstances, petitioner therein was permitted to move appropriate application before the learned Trial Court where the mark sheet in original stood deposited and on receipt of such application, learned Trial Court was to pass appropriate orders. Relevant portion from the said decision reads as under:- “5. In the light of the fact that the relevant correction, if ordered, has to be carried out in the original record, which is presently lying with the learned Trial Court, this Court is of the considered view that it would be in the interest of justice, in case, the petitioner is granted permission to move an application to this effect before the learned Trial Court, which in the light of the contents of the application, may pass appropriate order thereupon. 6. Ms. Tanu Sharma, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2, has also apprised the Court that as far as the role of respondent No.2 in this writ petition is concerned, it is very limited. Once the Degree of the petitioner is verified by the University concerned, it is only thereafter that the petitioner can approach respondent No.2 for her registration and the registration will be if the petitioner satisfies the statutory provisions of the Act concerned. 7. In the light of the above observations, this writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to move an appropriate application before the learned Trial Court where the mark-sheets in original stand deposited and on the receipt of any such application, let the learned Trial Court pass appropriate order thereupon. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of accordingly.” 5 5. In view of above, without examining the merits of the matter, this writ petition is also disposed of with liberty reserved to the petitioner to move appropriate application before the learned Trial Court where marks sheets in original are lying deposited. In case of moving of such application, the concerned learned Trial Court shall pass appropriate orders thereupon. All rights & contentions of the partes are left open. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua 18th August 2026 Judge Rohit