Chandigarh, Oct. 9 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has sought response from Bar Council of India and OP Jindal Global University, Sonepat, among others, on a plea alleging misrepresentation of a law course run by the varsity.

The petitioner student, Nipun Gupta, a Faridabad resident, has alleged in his plea that university at all times portrayed the course in question to be LLB (Hons) degree programme whereas degree awarded to him on completion was only of LLB. "All throughout the petitioner, had been made to believe that it is LLB (Hons) course that has been offered, even Identity card issued to petitioner mentioned the course to be LLB (Hons.). When confronted, University has chosen to take a stand that it is due to mere typograph...