KAVYA AGARWAL vs UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION,

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903. WPL 18476.2026 Kavya Agarwal vs. UGC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 18476 OF 2026 Kavya Agarwal … Petitioner V/s. University Grants Commission and Ors. … Respondents _______________________________________ Mr. Abhishek Salian a/w. Mr. Mayuresh Ingale, Ms. Kinnari Raut and Ms. Ayesha Dhorajiwala i/b. Nyaaya Legal for the Petitioner Mr. Rui Rodrigues for Respondent No.1 Mr. G.S. Godbole, Senior Advocate a/w. Ms. Manorama Mohanty and Ms. Malika Mondal i/b. S.K. Srivastav & Co. for Respondent Nos.2 to 4 _______________________________________ CORAM : R.I. CHAGLA AND FARHAN P. DUBASH, JJ. RESERVED ON : 11th JUNE 2026 PRONOUNCED ON : 16th JUNE 2026 ORDER (Per Farhan P. Dubash, J) : 1. The present Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India invoking the extraordinary writ jurisdiction of this Court. The Petitioner seeks the issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing and setting aside the debarment letter dated 15 th April 2026 and a writ of mandamus directing the Respondent no. 2 University to consider the Petitioner's exceptional medical circumstances and permit her to appear in the B.Sc. (Applied Psychology), Year III, Semester VI term-end examinations from which she has been debarred from appearing due to her low attendance. Page 1 of 20 ------------------------------------- Order dated 16th June 2026 903. WPL 18476.2026 Kavya Agarwal vs. UGC 2. The Petitioner has moved the present Writ Petition for urgent reliefs since the regular Semester VI examinations have already been conducted and the re- examinations / special examinations are scheduled to be commence from 19 th June 2026. It is urged that unless the Petitioner is permitted to appear in the said re-examinati