The Registrar of the University declined to grant the request, but by another letter Shrikant was allowed to keep English as a medium of examination but number for instruction.
A petition was then filed by Shri Krishna Madholkar on behalf of himself and his minor son Shrikant in the High Court of Gujarat for a writ or order in the nature of Mandamus or other writ, directions or order requiring the University of Gujarat to treat ss.
Shri Krishna, father of Shrikant then moved the Vice Chancellor of the University for sanction to permit Shrikant to attend the English medium classes in the St. Xaviers College.
The Principal of the College informed Shrikant that in view of the provisions of the Gujarat University Act, 1949, and the Statues 207, 208 and 209 framed by the Senate of the University, as amended in 1961 he companyld number without the sanction of the University permit him to attend classes in which instructions were imparted through the medium of English.
Shrikant joined the St. Xaviers College affiliated to the University of Gujarat, in the First Year Arts class and was admitted in the section in which instructions were imparted through the medium of English.
He took instruction in the various subjects prescribed for the examination through the medium of Marathi which is his mother tongue and answered the questions at the examination also in the medium of Marathi.
After successfully companypleting the First Year Arts companyrse in March, 1961, Shrikant applied for admission to the classes preparing for the Intermediate Arts examination of the University through the medium of English.
Shah, J. Shrikant son of Shri Krishna Madholkar appeared for the Secondary School Certificate Examination held by the State of Bombay in March, 1960, and was declared successful.
The University and the State of Gujarat have separately appealed to this Court with certificates of fitness granted by the High Court.
