Archive · 24 Dec 2025
Orissa High Court Cites Bible in Student Fee Case
A student in India was not allowed to take his final exams because he paid his school fees late.
He said he had money and health problems, and he said he was sorry.
The judge looked at the Bible and said that sorry people should be treated nicely.
The judge said the student could take his exams and the school had to let him continue his studies.
The judge also said this was a special case and should not be used as an example for other cases.
The Orissa High Court directed the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology to regularise a student's admission and publish his results after he paid his fees late.
The student was barred from taking his sixth-semester examination due to non-payment of fees, citing financial and medical difficulties.
Justice Dixit Krishna Shripad quoted Psalm 32:5 from the Bible, stating that an honest apology dilutes guilt and warrants lenient consideration.
The court granted the relief based on the unique circumstances of the case and clarified that it should not set a precedent.
The university was directed to publish the student's results and grant him admission to the next level of his course.
- Who
- A BSc Agriculture student and the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology
- What
- The Orissa High Court directed the university to regularise the student's admission and publish his results after he paid his fees late
- When
- The exact date is not specified in the article
- Where
- Orissa High Court, India
- Why
- The student faced financial and medical difficulties that caused the delay in payment, and the court considered his honest apology
- Student
- BSc Agriculture student
- University
- Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology
- Court
- Orissa High Court
- Justice
- Dixit Krishna Shripad
- Bible Verse
- Psalm 32:5
- Issue
- Late payment of semester fees
- Relief Granted
- Regularisation of admission and publication of results