The High Court · 2025

B. The Adarsha Law College' ' Rep by its principal' Hanamkonda' Warangal' Telangana. 9. Smt. Alli Sravanthi, Wo Chandraguptha Aged aborrt Maior' Occ Unknown' R/o H No - 23-21 5. Mr;;;;;;i Vii;6; ;;; "r'd"a'i' tt/ancheiiar District .....RESPONDENTS Petition Under Artrcle 226 of lhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith' the H gh Court may be pleased to lssue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the rature of Writ of mandamus declarrng the action of Respondent Nos 2 and 3 in proceeding to conduct the Vl Semester LL B examination of Respondert No 9 or 1 1-07- 2025'14-07-2025and16-0T.2025pUrsuanttoNotificationNo,2SglE9/KU/2025 dated26-06-2025'withoutobtainingorverifyingherattencancedetailsof Respondent No. 9 from Respondent No 8 College and desprte Respondent No' 8's deliberate omission in not submitting any explanation or attendance particulars concerning Respondent No 9 in contravention of the specific direction issued by Respondent No 3 vide Letter No. 125tLClKUt2O24 dated 16 10-2024' issuedinpUrsuanceofthePetitioners.complalntsdatedl3-08-2a24alld03-10. 2024, as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of Rule '12 of the llar Council of lndia Legal Education Rules, 2008, Clause 5 8 of the UGC (Mirrirrum Standards of lnstructionforGrantofFirstDegreethroUghFormalEducatron)Regulations' 2003, Clauses lll(ii)' (iv), and (Vi) of the Kakatiya University t-L'B' Regulations' and Circular No 1312024 dated 24-09-2024 rssued by the Bar Council of lndia mandating biometric attendance and criminal antecedent verification' and consequently direct Respondent Nos 2' 3 and B not to pernrit Responrjent No 9 to appear for the Vl Semester LL B' examinations schedulei on 11-O7-2025' 14' 07.2025,and16-07-2025underNotificationNo'289/E9/KU/l]O25daied26-06- 2025, pending a full and proper inquiry into whether Respondent No.9 has satisfied the mandatory T5percent attendance requirement. r.A.NO: 10F 2025 PetitionUnderSectionl51CPCprayingthatinthecirctlmstancesStatedin the affidavit filed in support of the petition' the High Cou( may be pleased to directtheRespondentNo.2and3nottopermitResponde.ntNo.gtcappearfor theVlsemesterLL.B.examinationsscheduledonlll0T12'025.14-01,-2025,and 16-07-2025 under Notification No 28gtEgtKUt2O25 dated 26-06-2025 without verifying the attendance details of the Respondent No'9 .:#r'ry { A.NO:2 OF 2025 t. PetitionUnderSectionl5lCPCprayingthatinthecircumstancesstatedin the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondent No 8 to submit the complete attendance details of the Respondent No. 9 to the Respondent No 2 to 4 and also before this Hon'ble Court. Gounsel for the Petitioners : SRI B'MAYUR REDDY' LEARNED SENIOR COUNSEL APPEARING FOR SRI SAINI ARAVIND Counsel for the Respondent No.'l : GP FOR EDUCATION Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 to 4 : SRI T'VENKAT REDDY' LEARNED STANDING COUNSEL FOR KAKATIYA UNIVERSITY Counsel for the Respondent No.S : SRI P'SHASHI KIRAN Counsel for the Respondent No'6 : SRI A'VARMA Counsel for the Respondent No'7 : SRI J'MANIKANTA REDOY Counsel for the ResPondent No'8 : - Counsel for the Respondent No'9 : SRI MOHD THAJUDDIN The Court made the following ORDER HONOURABLE SRI IUSTICE B. VIJAYSEN REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19523 OF 2025 ORDER:(ORAL) This writ petition is filed by the petitioners seeking the following reliet "...to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of mandamus declaring lhc acrion of Itespondent Nos. 2 and 3 in proceeding to conduct thc VI Semester LI-. B. examination of Respondent |,1o. 9 on ll-07-2025, 14-07-2025 and 16-07-2025 pursuant to Notification No. 289/E9/KU/2025 daLed 26-06-2025 without obtaining or verilying her attendance dctails ol Rcspontlent No. 9 lrom I{espondcnt No. 8 Collegc and despite Rcspondent No 8's dcliberate omission in not submifting an1 cxplanation or altendance particulars concerning Respondent No.9 in contravcntion of the specific direction issued by Respondent No. 3 vide Letter No. l25lLC/KU/2024 dared 16-10-2024 issued in pursuance of the Petitioners' complaints clated 13-08-2024 and 03-10-2024, as illegal, arbitrary, and violativc of Rule l2 of the Bar Council of India Legal Education Rtrles, 2008. Clause 5.8 of the UGC (Minimum Standards ol lnstruction for Grant of First Degree through Formal lrducation) l{egulations, 2003, Clauses IIl(ii), (iv). rntl (r'i) ol' the Kakatiya University L.L.B. Regulations, and Ciroulal No. 1312024 daLcd 24-09-2024 issucd by the Bar Counr:il of India mandating biometric attendance and criminal anLecodcnt veriljcation. and consequently direct Respondcnt Nos. 2. 3 and 8 not to pcrmit Respondent No.9 to appcar lirr thc Vl Semester L.L.B. examinations scheduled on I l-07 -2025 14-07-2025 and 16-07-2025 under Notilication No. 2891E9/KU12025 dated 26-06-2025, pending a full and proper inquiry into whether Respondent No.9 has satisfied the mandatory' 75Vo percent attendance requirement, and plss..."

2. It is stated that petitioner No.1 is a neighbour of respondent No.9; petitioners No.2 and 3 are the sisters-in-law o1' petitioner No.1. 2 The petitioners are related to respondent No.9; they possess personal knowledge that Respondent No. t has not been attending classes regularly at Adarsha Law College, Hanamkonda (Respondent No. 8), despite being enrolled in the L.L.B. (3 Years Degree) course. The grievance of the petitioners IS that respondent No. t has been repeatedly misusing her purported status as a law student to harass, intimidate, and threaten the petitioners both within the family and in the neighbourhood. Whenever petitioner No. I raised objections to her conduct or attempted to file police complaints regarding her misbehaviour, respondent No.9 would falsely claim to be attending the college at Warangal and deny her presence at the scene ol offence That by misrepresenting her whereabouts and invoking her status as a law student, respondent No.9 has been able to influence the local police and evade legal accountability. It is submitted that petitioners No.2 and 3 have been subjected to threats by respondent No.9. Respondent No.9 had been waming the petitioners that she would dispossess them from their lands once she becomes an advocate.

3. It is submitted that as per Rule 12 of the Bar Council of India Rules of Legal Education 2008, a law student must main[ain a minimum .? .'-j-Eit!+y ...,. , ' 3 of 7 \yo of attendance in each subject and at least 75% of overall attendance to be eligible to appear for semester-end examinations. Clause 5.8 olthe lJniversity Grants Commission (Minimunr Standards of Instruction for the Grant of First Degree through Formal Education) Regulations, 2003, similarly mandates that a student mrrst have nrtt less than 75o/o of attendance in lectures and practicals to qualill lor appearing in linal examinations. Further, Clauses II(ii), (iv), and (r'i) ol the Kakatiy a University L.L.B. Regulations reinforce tht: requirement of 75oZ ol artendance

4. It is submitted that in the instant case, respondent No.9 did not fultll the minimurn attendance requirements and she r,' as disqualified under the abovc statutory framework from appearing in the V[ Semester L.L.B. examinations. In that connection, detailed complaint- dated

13.08.2024 was lodged by petitioner No.l to the Vice-Chancellor of Kakatiya University, highlighting that respondent No. 9 r,r'as being falsely marked as present despite not attending classes. It is further subrnitted that similar representation dated 03.10.2024 was subrnitted by respondents No.2 and 3 to the Hon'ble Chief Justice of the High Clourt lor the State of 1'elangana, reiterating the issue of non-attendance of 4 a' respondent No.9 and requesting intervention. Acting upon the same, the Hon'ble Chief Justice forwarded the matter to the Telangana State Legal Services Authority (respondent No.5), which in tum referred the issue to the Registrar of Kakatiya University (respondent No.2). In response, respondent No.2 issued direction bearing Letter No. 125/LCIKU/2024 dated 16. 10.2024 to respondent No.8 with a request to lurnish the admission and attendance particulars of respondent No. 9 within a period of one (1) week. However, respondent No.8 failed to comply with the said directive. As a result, respondent No.9 continued to write the examinations in blatant violation of the statutory rules and regulations, which is not only impermissible in law but also prejudicial to the students who attend classes regularly.

5. It is stated that the petitioners filed this writ petition as fresh cause of action has arisen with the issuance of Notification No.289lE9lKU/ 2025 dared 26.06.2025 by respondent Nos.2 and 3 scheduling the VI Semester L.L.B. examinations from 11.07.2025 to 16.07.2025. Without verifring whether respondent No.9 meets the minimum mandatory attendance criteria, she was pennitted to appear for the VI Semester . I I I I I I i I i I I I ! I ; t : I =7 5 examination and the same is in violation of the aloresaid provisions of

6. Counter affidavit has been filed by respondents No.2 to 4 wherein it was, inter dlia, stated that examinations of V Semester L. L.R. (3 YDC) course commenced on 21.02.2025 and completed on 06.03.2025. The practical examinations for final year have been completed in the rnonth of June 2025 and the theory examinations commenced on I1.07.2025 and completed on I 6.07 .2025 . l'hus, the writ petition has becotne infiuctuous. Thc IIniversity issues hall tickets to the students based on the list sent by the Principals of the concemed college duly signed by them. In casc ol- respondent No.9, respondent No.8 has submitted attendance register showing that she has put more than 750/o of attendance.

7. Heard Mr. B.Mayur Reddy, leamed Senior Counsel, appearing lor Mr. Saini Arvind, learned counsel for the petitioners; and Mr. T.Venkat Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Kakatiya Universitl,, appealing for I I respondents No.2 to 4. 6

8. This Court perused the documents hted along with the counter affidavit filed by respondents No.2 to 4. Copy of the attendance sheets for the year 2024-25 during VI semester are enclosed which according to respondent No.S College confirms that respondent No.9 has put up more than 75%o of attendance. The same was reiterated by respondent No.3 vide letter dated 1 1.07.2025 addressed to respondent No.2.

9. In view of the stand taken by the leamed Standing Counsel for respondents No.2 to 4, that respondent No.9 has put up more than 7 5o/o of attendance, which is supported by the attendance sheets enclosed with the letter dated 11.07.2025, there are no merits in this writ petition. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this writ petition stand closed. SD/-K. S REE RAMA MURTHY EPUTY REGISTRAR I I //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER Two CCs to GP FOR EDUCATION' High Courl for the State of Telangana at H'::'ifildfl i#u";q*qs*g;1gUpgp3gr,., one CC to SRI J.MANIKAII one CC to SRI P.SHASHI 3ffi 33 l: inl+'VenmAgs3l):l^3i,{[iD 'TAND Xirn'riii u N lvrds trv Advocate (oPU c) Two CD CoPies (ft NG couNSEL FoR To 1 2 3 4 E 6 7 8 SA BS , ' r:,- "-w?- - ..-1)q-:1 -.:,-:+"-"]' t t -= ai_\-\ _- .' -_.,,,17.6 -\..'. \ 0 B SEP 20xi i I ' 'j. \ a:-. . , '\_r:::_-._ , HIGH COURT DATED:0610812025 ORDER WP.No.19523 of 2025 DISMISSING THE W.P WITHOUT COSTS. I * q-f \\ 2$