New Delhi, May 26 -- A University of Delhi student moved the High Court challenging the institution's decision to conduct exams on Eid al-Adha on May 28, even as the Union government declared it a public holiday.

The petitioner, a bona fide student of the Integrated Law Course at the Faculty of Law, claimed that the university continuing the examination on Bakrid was "arbitrary, discriminatory and unconstitutional."

"It is respectfully submitted that several constitutional institutions and public authorities, including the Supreme Court of India, have already shifted the Bakrid holiday to May 28 in conformity with the declaration made by the Government of India," the plea read.

The student said that despite the official announcement, t...