No relief for student low on attendance due to pregnancy
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi:
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to allow a second year law student of Delhi University to appear at the fourth semester examination for which she was barred by the university for being short of attendance due to pregnancy.
The student, Ankita Meena, had an attendance of 49% in the fourth semester against the minimum requirement of 70% as per rules framed by Bar Council of India.
She missed classes for almost two months of the semester due to her pregnancy and birth of her child in February. She had first moved the Delhi high court which refused her plea and later challenged the HC order in the apex court.
As one of the papers was scheduled for 2 pm on Wednesday, she was running against time to get the SC’s nod for appearing in the examination. Noting that it was too late for the court to interfere as any order passed by it could not be enforced by the university at such short notice, a vacation bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Navin Sinha refused to grant her relief.
“We cannot come to your aid as you have not even applied for maternity leave,” the bench said. The counsel, appearing for Meena, contended that the HC had allowed other similarly placed students to take examination and pleaded the court to allow her also to take exam.
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TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi:
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to allow a second year law student of Delhi University to appear at the fourth semester examination for which she was barred by the university for being short of attendance due to pregnancy.
The student, Ankita Meena, had an attendance of 49% in the fourth semester against the minimum requirement of 70% as per rules framed by Bar Council of India.
She missed classes for almost two months of the semester due to her pregnancy and birth of her child in February. She had first moved the Delhi high court which refused her plea and later challenged the HC order in the apex court.
As one of the papers was scheduled for 2 pm on Wednesday, she was running against time to get the SC’s nod for appearing in the examination. Noting that it was too late for the court to interfere as any order passed by it could not be enforced by the university at such short notice, a vacation bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Navin Sinha refused to grant her relief.
“We cannot come to your aid as you have not even applied for maternity leave,” the bench said. The counsel, appearing for Meena, contended that the HC had allowed other similarly placed students to take examination and pleaded the court to allow her also to take exam.
For the full story, log on to www.timesofindia.com
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