Convicted Person Also Has Right To Study, Appear For Exam From Jail, Says Court
NDTV
Petitioner Adil Khan was a rusticated law student who was denied permission to complete his BA LLB course by the Aligarh Muslim University Administration.
The Allahabad High Court has observed that in the Indian legal system a convicted person also has the right to pursue his study and appear in examinations from the jail to enter into the mainstream of social life.
Justice Niraj Tiwari on Tuesday directed the Aligarh Muslim University to inform the HC on the next date about the modalities as to how the petitioner would complete his BA LLB course to save his educational career without disturbing the discipline of varsity.
Petitioner Adil Khan was a rusticated law student who was denied permission to complete his BA LLB course by the University Administration.
As per facts of the case, the petitioner, a student of BA LLB five years course, had appeared in the 7th semester examination, but the result of the said semester was not declared. In the meantime, petitioner was rusticated by the University vide order dated September 4, 2019.
