MUMBAI: In a setback to a homeopathy student, who was once barred from attending faculty as a result of she wears the hijab (headband), Bombay top court on Friday declined her plea to appear in the repeater exams beginning June 6.
Fakeha Badami (19) had moved the court after she did not meet the needful attendance criteria to appear for the repeater exams of the primary year of the bachelor of homeopathy medication and surgery course.
A vacation bench of Justices Shahrukh Kathawalla and Ajay Gadkari recorded the commentary of the chairman and most important of Sai Homeopathic Medical College, Bhiwandi, that she will appear for the repeater exams in the winter consultation if she attends lectures as required under the University rules.
Badami had. enrolled in the bachelor of homeopathy medication and surgery course in 2016. Her petition stated the college, affiliated to the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), didn’t allow her to attend lectures as a result of she wears the hijab. By the time Fakeha approached the top court the primary time, in November 2017, the college exams were over. On March 12, 2018 the college denied it was once no longer allowing her to attend lectures. It told the HC it will accommodate her in repeater lectures (that have begun). The faculty was once directed to way MUHS for Fakeha and seek its recommendation on rules and laws.
Fakeha was once allowed to attend lectures on March 19 best upon generating a replica of the HC’s order. On March 28, the college wrote to MUHS asking if Fakeha must be allowed to appear for the repeater exams in view of her attendance of “best six days”. MUHS answered on April 11, saying she “does no longer meet the required attendance criteria”. This prompted her to way the HC again.
The faculty's advocate Sahil Salvi says she has no longer met the requirement of 75 p.c attendance in a total academic year. Fakeha's advocate Sariputta Sarnath pointed out that she was once no longer allowed to appear for the lectures. Justice Kathawalla questioned how she might be allowed to appear for lectures with poor attendance. To the court's query, Salvi stated repeater classes will proceed to be held as much as November.
The judges then took an undertaking from the college that it will allow Fakeha to appear for the winter exam if she attends the lecture. The judges additionally recorded that "the petitioner has also accepted the undertaking" and has agreed that no cheap order is required to be handed.
Fakeha Badami (19) had moved the court after she did not meet the needful attendance criteria to appear for the repeater exams of the primary year of the bachelor of homeopathy medication and surgery course.
A vacation bench of Justices Shahrukh Kathawalla and Ajay Gadkari recorded the commentary of the chairman and most important of Sai Homeopathic Medical College, Bhiwandi, that she will appear for the repeater exams in the winter consultation if she attends lectures as required under the University rules.
Badami had. enrolled in the bachelor of homeopathy medication and surgery course in 2016. Her petition stated the college, affiliated to the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), didn’t allow her to attend lectures as a result of she wears the hijab. By the time Fakeha approached the top court the primary time, in November 2017, the college exams were over. On March 12, 2018 the college denied it was once no longer allowing her to attend lectures. It told the HC it will accommodate her in repeater lectures (that have begun). The faculty was once directed to way MUHS for Fakeha and seek its recommendation on rules and laws.
Fakeha was once allowed to attend lectures on March 19 best upon generating a replica of the HC’s order. On March 28, the college wrote to MUHS asking if Fakeha must be allowed to appear for the repeater exams in view of her attendance of “best six days”. MUHS answered on April 11, saying she “does no longer meet the required attendance criteria”. This prompted her to way the HC again.
The faculty's advocate Sahil Salvi says she has no longer met the requirement of 75 p.c attendance in a total academic year. Fakeha's advocate Sariputta Sarnath pointed out that she was once no longer allowed to appear for the lectures. Justice Kathawalla questioned how she might be allowed to appear for lectures with poor attendance. To the court's query, Salvi stated repeater classes will proceed to be held as much as November.
The judges then took an undertaking from the college that it will allow Fakeha to appear for the winter exam if she attends the lecture. The judges additionally recorded that "the petitioner has also accepted the undertaking" and has agreed that no cheap order is required to be handed.
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