Mumbai University (MU) on March 24 declared the results for the LLB (3-year course) semester 5, 107 days after the December 2022 examinations, instead of adhering to the mandated 45-day timeframe. Unfortunately, many students who received their results found that they had failed in one or more subjects. Students and faculty members of law schools are claiming that the answer papers were checked in an erroneous manner, leading to students losing marks and even failing, causing distress among the affected individuals.

One such case involves Ashok Roy Chowdhry, 67, a retired banker and law student at Jitendra Chauhan College of Law in Vile Parle. He scored a mere 9 marks out of 60 in the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) written paper for Semester V, despite scoring 32 out of 40 in the viva conducted by his college for the same subject. Chowdhry promptly applied for revaluation and also obtained a photocopy of his answer sheet from MU, only to discover that the paper had not been checked at all, and random standard marks were allegedly allotted. Despite writing a letter to MU, he has received no response, and his revaluation marks have not been declared yet.