Mahima Sharma @ Mahima Rawat v. State of U.P. and 4 Others

Court No. - 10 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 30022 of 2023 Petitioner :- Mahima Sharma @ Mahima Rawat Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Vinay Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Shambhavi Tiwari Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra,J.

¶1Heard Ms. Priti Singh, learned counsel holding brief of Shri Vinay Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondent and Ms. Shambhavi Tiwari, learned counsel representing the respondent Nos. 2 to 5.

¶2The grievance of the writ petitioner is that though a provisional degree concerning B.Ed. (2004-05) has been issued by the University, the original degree has not been issued.

¶3Ms. Shambhavi Tiwari, learned counsel for the respondent-University has placed instructions before this Court, which are taken on record.

¶4The stand taken in the instructions is that on account of change of name of the petitioner after marriage, certain procedure for correcting "Namankaran Prapatra" is to be completed and for that purpose, the petitioner has been expected to submit High School and Intermediate Certificates.

¶5In the interest of justice, the writ petition is disposed of with the following directions:

(i) The respondent-University is directed to send a notice by registered post within a period of two weeks from today calling upon the petitioner to submit necessary documents and clearly specifying the entire process to be adopted by the University for issuing final degree to the petitioner.

(ii) The petitioner shall submit documents asked for within a period of one week from the date of service of notice.

(ii) The University-Authority shall take a positive decision sympathetically considering the cause of the petitioner as this Court is of the considered opinion that merely because of change in the name of petitioner after marriage, the degree cannot be denied, particularly when provisional degree has already been issued and the University admits the claim of the petitioner subject to certain steps be taken at its end.

(iv) The decision shall be taken by the University within a period of one month from the date of submission of requisite documents by the petitioner. Order Date :- 27.10.2023 Sazia High Court of Judicature at Allahabad