PUNJAB UNIVERSITY vs SUBASH CHANDER AND ANR.

The Supreme Court held that the amended Rule 7.1 of the Punjab University Calendar, which altered the criteria for awarding grace marks, did not have retrospective effect. The Court emphasized that students do not have a vested right to regulations in force at the time of admission if those regulations are amended before their examination. The judgment of the High Court was overturned, confirming that the first respondent was subject to the new rules applicable at the time of his final examination in 1974, thus allowing the appeal.