Gauhati High Court disposes of PIL against Assam University

Assam University directed to conduct assignment-based examination for LLB (2nd and 4th semester) course

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed against Assam University by the All Assam Law Students' Association in the Gauhati High Court (PIL/54/2021) for an "improper decision" taken by the Assam University authority for the three-year law course examination.

The petition was filed by the vice-president (in-charge) of the central committee, Aurobindo Baroi, on behalf of AALSA, along with 28 others under the supervision of All Assam Law Students Association president (in-charge) Gayatri Tamuli and general secretary Anurag Gogoi, as well as chief advisor Dhurbajyoti Sharma and supported by the students of AK Chanda Law College, Karimganj Law College and Diphu Law College. The petition was based on two provisions – first, the exam should be conducted in the given stipulated time as other universities have also conducted their examinations and second, the examination should be conducted in online mode or it should be assignment based.

After the first hearing, the standing council of Assam University submitted some reasons for conduction of the examination in online mode. After looking into the matter, the court fixed the matter for a second hearing on September 23. Afterwards, Assam University submitted a notification on September 23 before the court that it would conduct an assignment-based examination for LLB (2nd and 4th semester) course.

After looking at the notification of Assam University, the court passed a special direction that in pursuance to that particular notification which was submitted during the second hearing of the PIL, the university should conduct the examination as per the notification base. The court then declared the PIL as disposed of.

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