Sympathy Cannot Override Attendance Rules; Bombay HC Upholds Student's Debarment From Semester Exams
04 Jul, 2026
Sympathy Cannot Override Attendance Rules; Bombay HC Upholds Student's Debarment From Semester Exams
The Bombay High Court dismissed a writ petition filed by a third-year B.Sc. student challenging her debarment from semester exams for insufficient attendance. The student cited exceptional medical circumstances, including hospitalisation for psychiatric issues, but the court found her explanation for post-discharge absences lacked contemporaneous documentation. The bench held that courts are not medical experts and that attendance regulations of educational institutions deserve judicial deference absent manifest arbitrariness. 24Law article