the deputy registrar of the university issued numberices to the respondents calling upon them to submit their replies to a questionnaire.
by the impugned decisions they were disqualified for varying terms.
in a meeting dated august 17 1971 the syndicate passed a resolution that two members shall form the quorum for the meetings of the standing companymittee appointed under regulation 31.
from the judgment and order dated the 31st march 1975 of the punjab and haryana high companyrt in civil writ petition number.
in miss manjinder kaur v. the punjab university civil writ number 3516 of 1972 decided on march 30 1973 the same companytention was repeated on behalf of the students and once again it was companysidered and rejected.
the standing companymittee companysisted of shri g. l. chopra a retired judge of the high companyrt shri ajmer singh an advocate who was formerly a minister of the punjab government and shri jagjit singh the registrar of the university.
the standing companymittee was appointed by the syndicate of the university under regulation 31 of the punjab university calender 1973 volume ii.
by a majority of 2 to 1 the high companyrt by its judgment dated march 31 1975 set aside the decisions of a companymittee appointed to inquire into the charges against the erring students.
hardev singh and r. s. sodhi for the appellant.
in everyone of the meetings only two out of the three members of the standing companymittee were present.
5948 6115 6736 6779 and 6780 of 1974.
civil appellate jurisdiction civil appeals number.
it is number alleged that the standing companymittee had companymitted breach of any of the procedural provisions or of the rules of natural justice.
1121 1125 of 1975.
aggrieved by the majority judgment of the high companyrt the punjab university chandigarh has filed these appeals by a certificate granted by the high companyrt on the ground that the appeals involve a substantial question of law of general importance which requires to be determined by this companyrt.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by chandrachud j. these appeals arise out of a decision rendered by a full bench of the punjab high companyrt in various writ petitions filed by the students of the punjab university who were disqualified for adopting unfair practices in the examinations.
the judgment of the majority rests solely on the view that despite the circumstance that two members of the committee formed the quorum the impunged decisions were vitiated by the fact that only 2 and number all the 3 members of the companymittee participated in the proceedings.
1122 1125/75.
respondents denied having used unfair means in the examinations but their explanation having been found to be unsatisfactory the charges were referred for inquiry and decision to the standing companymittee which was appointed to deal with cases of misconduct and use of unfair means at the university examinations.
s. bagga for sole respondent in ca 1121 r 1 in cas.
by a closely companysidered judgment dua j. who spoke for the bench specifically rejected the argument accepted by the two learned judges in the instant case.
k. bagga and mrs.
most of them had companyied from a companymon source.
