In a writ petition filed by a 1st year student before the Allahabad High Court, being aggrieved by the non-issuance of an admit card to enable her to appear in the University examinations, a Single Judge Bench of Justice Vivek Saran directed the respondent University to hold a special examination for the petitioner and to file a counter-affidavit to inform the Court about the procedure adopted in the event that information regarding the inability to update the records on the web portal is received.
The petitioner submitted that she had taken admission in Urmila Devi P.G. College, Rasar Baraut, Handia, Prayagraj (respondent 3) for the B.Sc. (Biology) course for the academic session 2025-26 and had also deposited her academic fee. However, an admit card was not issued to her, for which she submitted a representation to the Vice Chancellor on 27-11-2025. The petitioner’s records could not be updated on the University portal, even though her application was available as a draft.
Prof. Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) University, Prayagraj (respondent 2), submitted that the petitioner’s records were not updated on the ‘Samarth Portal’, because of which an admit card could not be issued to the petitioner.
The Court noted that after noticing the error, the college made a representation about 30 students whose records were not updated on the portal, including the petitioner’s, after which the records of 25 students were updated. However, the petitioner was not allowed to appear in the University examinations, despite her having no fault.
The Court found that the University chose not to take any action because it was aware of the entire scenario regarding the petitioner’s records, and her application was also on the portal in draft form. It was stated that the University had also failed to inform of the procedure that is undertaken when such a technical error occurs.
Reference was made to various cases, and the Court stated that appearing in an examination is akin to the right to live with human dignity enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The Court said that the petitioner’s future should not be jeopardized only on technical lapses when she is not at fault. As an interim measure, the University was directed to hold a special examination for the petitioner within two weeks and to publish the results within a reasonable period.
Further, the Court directed the University to take appropriate steps to get the petitioner’s records updated within a reasonable period of time so that her future is secured. The Court directed the submission of a counter-affidavit regarding the procedure adopted by the University when it receives information of an inability to update the web portal.
Appearances:
For Petitioner – Mr. Suraj Pandey
For Respondent – Mr. Pratik Chandra, Mr. Vikas Mishra
