Calcutta High Court
WPA/11460/2026 of SVASTIKA GHOSH DASTIDAR Vs THE UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA AND ORS. on 20 May 2026
2026 Ct. No. 24 Ab IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE. WPA 11460 of 2026 Svastika Ghosh Dastidar Vs. The University of Calcutta and others. --------------- Mr. Debasish Banerjee, Mr. Shuvanil Chakraborty, Ms. Gargi Roy, Mr. Rakesh Jana, Mr. Apurba Kolga.
20.05.
Ct. No. 24
Ab
IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION
APPELLATE SIDE.
WPA 11460 of 2026
Svastika Ghosh Dastidar
Vs.
The University of Calcutta and others.
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Mr. Debasish Banerjee,
Mr. Shuvanil Chakraborty,
Ms. Gargi Roy,
Mr. Rakesh Jana,
Mr. Apurba Kolga.
… for the petitioner.
Mr.Nilotpal Chatterjee,
Mr. Satyaki Banerjee.
… for the University.
Mr. Vimal Kumar Shahi,
Mrs. Somdutta Bhattacharya,
Ms. Liza Chatterjee,
Ms. Sweta Sharma,
Ms. Nafisa Khatoon.
… for the respondent no. 4.
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1. The affidavit of service filed today is taken on record.
2. The petitioner is a student pursuing a course in B.A. LL.B. She is a 1st Year student.
3. In spite of having all requisites and being an eligible candidate, she has been unable to fill up the online form, ostensibly due to a technical snag.
4. As submitted by Mr. Banerjee, learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner, every time the petitioner has sought to fill up the online form, the attendance status and the submit button are missing, on account whereof, she has been unable to disclose that she has significant and sufficient attendance to participate in the examination process.
5. Since the submit button is missing, she has been unable to submit the form. However, on the last occasion, she attempted to fill up the form, it appears that the submit button has magically reappeared in the online form. However, the said form is bereft of the attendance status of the students.
6. It is now an accepted proposition that digitization and online forms are a mode to assist and facilitate any process and not to denude an eligible candidate from exercising his/her right.
7. The petitioner is given liberty to make a further attempt to fill up the form in the online mode. However, if she is unable to fill up the form in the online mode, she will approach the respondent no. 3.
8. The respondent no. 3 is directed to issue an offline form to the petitioner, who will fill up the same in the offline mode and submit the same with the respondent no. 3 in the same offline mode. The Admit Card of the petitioner will also be issued by May 22, 2026 to enable the petitioner to sit in the exams, which are to commence on May 25, 2026.
9. Mr. Sahi, learned Advocate appearing for the respondent no. 4, has specifically submitted that the petitioner has requisite attendance and is, thus, qualified to sit in the examinations.
10. The College Authorities are directed to issue a certificate signifying that the petitioner has the requisite attendance, which will be handed over to the University by the petitioner along with the offline form, if the application is filled up in the offline mode.
11. With the afore-stated directions, the writ petition is allowed.
12. WPA 11460 of 2026 is disposed of.
13. There shall, however, be no order as to costs.
14. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties on priority basis.
(Reetobroto Kumar Mitra, J.)