Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 3: In a landmark judgment aimed at safeguarding students’ mental health and educational rights, the Delhi High Court on Monday ruled that no law student in India can be barred from taking semester examinations or denied promotion to the next semester solely due to shortage of attendance.

A division bench comprising Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Amit Sharma delivered the verdict in a suo motu case initiated after the tragic suicide of a young law student. The court held that enforcing attendance norms through punitive measures such as detention or denial of examination access cannot come at the cost of a student’s right to life and mental well-being.

Recognising the “debilitating impact” of rigid attendance requirements, the bench iss

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