Where are our mark sheets: LLB students ask college

Even after a year has passed over a hundred LLB students from MCT College of Law 3year course affiliated with Mumbai University MU are still awaiting their sixthsemester mark sheets This delay in releasing the mark sheets is causing significant problems for the affected studentsAccording to the college principal Dr UK Nambiar the verification of eligibility for these students should have been completed within the first two semesters of their LLB programme However even after completing their threeyear course the verification process is still pendingDr Nambiar expressed frustration with MUrsquos approach stating that the university has cleared around 75 students postverification but their results are also on hold Additionally the college has been asked to resend the studentsrsquo mark sheets from the first semester onwards which the college views as harassmentThis delay and lack of efficiency on the part of MU are negatively impacting the students who have enrolled in higher studies or taken up jobs based on provisional certificates Furthermore MU has not released the convocation of any students who cleared their LLB examinations during the last academic yearDr Nambiar confirmed that around 120 students from MCT College of Law took their LLB final semester exams last year following COVID19 protocols with multiplechoice questions However despite a year passing the students have not received their mark sheets from Mumbai University Dr Nambiar expressed frustration as the university claimed the studentsrsquo eligibility for enrollment was still pending which he found absurd since eligibility verifications are typically done during the admission processDr Nambiar expressed concern about the MUrsquos failure to release the mark sheets of 75 out of 120 students whose documents were verified at the time of admission causing confusion and difficulties for those who enrolled in foreign universities for LLM programs and need to submit their original mark sheets Additionally some students who enrolled with the Maharashtra and Goa Bar Council are facing delays in submitting their mark sheets which could affect their registration to practice law ldquoFailure to provide mark sheet could result in studentsrsquo registration to practice law being put on hold even though itrsquos not their faultrdquo explained Dr NambiarNothing but harassmentThe Mumbai University examination department shocked MCT College by demanding all LLB mark sheets from semesters 1 to 5 without any explanation The principal called it harassment since the students have already graduated and the college faces difficulties in obtaining the mark sheets The college is occupied with ongoing exams and requests a prompt solution from the universityLaw college professor speaksDr Sharmila Ghuge an associate professor at Jitendra Chauhan College of Law expressed sadness over the continuous issues arising from the inadequate functioning of Mumbai University She highlighted that a significant number of students who appeared for the fifth and sixth semesters in the 20212022 academic year are still awaiting their mark sheetsStudents union speaksAdvocate Siddharth Ingle from Maharashtra Students Union MASU criticised MU for its handling of legal education He emphasised that law students who completed their fifth and sixth semesters have the right to receive their mark sheets on time Ingle stressed that the university should not harass law students due to internal politics and the MASU will protest if permanent solution is not foundMU official at Kalina campus when contacted said ldquoWe will check the facts of the issue talking to the concerned department and MCT Law College officials and only then we will be able to ascertain the reason behind not releasing the mark sheets of these 120 students and try to resolve the samerdquo Efforts to contact Acting ViceChancellor Dr DT Shirke were unsuccessful120No of students who didnrsquot recieve mark sheets