RAKESH TIWARI, J. - (1.) HEARD learned Counsel for the parties.
(2.) PETITIONER is a student of Aligarh Muslim University in four year course of Bachelor of Fine Art (Painting). She successfully passed the first year with 72% marks and second year of aforesaid course with 72.7% respectively. It is stated that while she was studying in third years course for Bachelor of Fine Art (Painting), she fell seriously ill and had to undergo a major surgery of liver, she was advised to bed rest and was unable to attend some of the classes of third year course thereafter on the medical grounds. As soon as she recouped and was permitted by the Doctors, she joined her class in January, 2007.
(3.) IT appears that she was informed by her class teacher that she might not be permitted to appear in the examination as her attendance had fallen short of the required 75% attendance. However, she was permitted by the university to appear in the sessional examination conducted by the department in which she secured 75% marks and also completed all her assignment and submitted those in the department, which were mandatory and were required to be submitted before appearing in sessional examination.;