India, May 13 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed serious reservations over a Delhi high court judgment of 2025 which held that law students cannot be barred from appearing in examinations merely due to shortage of attendance, observing that such a view could reduce law college hostels into "just boarding and lodging facilities" where students no longer feel the need to attend classes.

A bench of justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi agreed to examine the correctness of the Delhi HC ruling while issuing notice on a plea filed by Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) challenging the judgment.

At the same time, the bench declined to stay the high court verdict for now. "We are not suspending that or...