05 September,2016 03:00 PM IST | | Agencies
Stating that his misdeed was weighing on his mind, a 26-year-old engineering graduate has moved the Bombay High Court seeking a direction to the authorities to take back his engineering degree, which he said was secured by unfair means
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Stating that his misdeed was weighing on his mind, a 26-year-old engineering graduate has moved the Bombay High Court seeking a direction to the authorities to take back his engineering degree, which he said was secured by unfair means.
In his petition, Vaibhav Patil said he obtained his Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Mumbai in May 2011, but is now feeling restless as he had cleared one paper in the first year by paying a bribe to beneficiaries of a paper leak scam.
A bench headed by Justice SS Kemkar has asked senior counsel Rui Rodrigues to file an affidavit after two weeks, stating the policy of the University in such matters and whether it would take back the degree.
Patil said he had no proof to show that he had paid bribe, but his conscience pricked him day and night and he was unable to do anything or seek a job.
He went on to say that he had a heavy burden on his heart and wanted to return the degree. Once this happens, he can then do some business to make a living, he added.
Patil, who appeared in person, also told the court that he had already wasted a few years pleading with the University to take back his degree, but the varsity officers instead advised him to consult a psychiatrist.
In a letter to the Chancellor of the University, annexed to the petition, Patil said he had also approached a students' body that told him it could not take up his case because he was no longer a student.
He added that he committed the crime under extreme mental pressure to save his future.
