Delhi High Court begins hearing petitions concerning final year examination at Delhi University.

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SG Tushar Mehta appears for UGC.

All institutions have a three months window now: SG Mehta

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Over 145 participants in the hearing.

Justice Hima Kohli directs everyone to maintain silence, put themselves on mute.

SOP has been released on how offline examination has to be conducted, depending on the area : SG Mehta

Is it still the prerogative of the university to look at the past performance of a student ? Or is examination compulsory? : Justice Kohli.

It is mandated. Can be conducted online or offline before September 30 : SG Mehta

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Here is a situation where you can you us and said you were ready for examination from July 1. Then you changed your mind completely and deferred it till July 10 and we had to issue contempt notice. On July 6, you said you are conducting mocks: Justice Kohli tells Delhi University

Now we find it is sometime after August 15. Do you want us constantly monitor you? : Court tells DU.

Decision was taken to acclimatize everyone. So many Petitions were pending: Senior adv Sachin Dutta for DU.

Why have you not filed the minutes of the inter departmental meeting of DU, UGC and MHRD ? : Court

We don't have it. It wasn't conducted by DU: Senior adv Dutta

Your affidavit says some time after August 15. What does it mean? : Court asks DU

We will be setting up a date sheet. In the next couple of days, a from schedule would be announced : DU

We are not impressed by anything said before us .. This is the career of thousands of students.. if DU does not emphasize with the students and sticks to the deadline where will the students go? : Court

According to you were ready for July 10 also: Court

Whatever UGC days, will be complied with : DU

UGC is at macro level.. you have to take a call on when your examination will be conducted : Court

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Court raises concerns of student losing a year due to delay in grant of degree from DU.

UGC only said conduct an online or offline test: Court

There are some other facets : DU

There are no other aspects. It additionally talks about giving opportunity to students who fail to appear on the date of the test due to any reason:SG Mehta for UGC

UGC has given us an option to conduct offline exam now: DU

It was always there: UGC

Why have you postponed it. Deadline was extended till September 30 for those who were not ready. You claimed that you were ready: Court

We were ready but decision was taken to acclimatize everyone: DU

As far you mocks are concerned, much needs to be said.. : Justice Kohli notes the instances of failure of mock tests.

Have some empathy for your students : Court tells DU

Please give us some time to come back with a date sheet: DU

You come back with a schedule which is not as far as August 15 because you said you were anyway prepared : Court

The previous guidelines said that universities may conduct presentations, MCQs, assignments etc in place of final examination: Adv from Vera Causa law firm for one of the petitioners.

The new guidelines don't talk about it : Court

Senior Adv Kapil Sibal for Petitioner Prateek Sharma stresses that DU must clarify the mode and manner of examination it intended to conduct now.

Chart out a course.. be clear on where you want to go then don't go left or right : Court tells DU

Consultation with UGC is not necessary : SG Tushar Mehta