Student withdraws petition from HC after Panjab University finds result notification to be fake
R K Baidwan, the petitioner, had approached the court claiming he had completed his three-year LLB course in May 2023, but the university had failed to issue his degree and detailed marks certificates. Represented by advocate Brijesh and present in person, Baidwan sought court intervention to compel the university to release the documents.
But the tables turned quickly. Appearing on advance notice, PU counsel Akshay Kumar Goel told the court that the notification Baidwan had attached, dated November 25, 2024, was fake.
'It is a forged document bearing three signatures. At no point did the petitioner appear for the LLB examination,' Goel submitted.
Confronted with the allegation in court, Baidwan made a surprising admission. Acting on instructions from his client, advocate Brijesh told the bench of Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi that Baidwan had been 'misled' by one Rahul Kumar, who served as the vice-president of the Panjab University Campus Student Council in 2019. Baidwan claimed Kumar had given him the forged notification, and insisted he was unaware that the document was fake.
The petitioner expressed remorse, saying he regretted filing the case based on the forged document. Seeking forgiveness and promising not to repeat the 'mistake,' Baidwan prayed for permission to withdraw the petition.
Justice Sethi allowed the withdrawal, disposing of the case and any pending applications.
The court order also noted that the matter was 'not pressed any further,' effectively closing the chapter though the question of criminal liability for using a forged document in court may still linger.
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