LONDON: An Indian-origin student has sued the Oxford University for ‘boring’ teaching which allegedly caused him getting a second class degree and in turn led to loss of earnings in his career as a lawyer. Faiz Siddiqui studied modern history at Brasenose College at the university and accuses its staff of ‘negligent’ teaching of his specialist subject course on Indian imperial history, the London High Court heard this week. Siddiqui believes he could have had a high-flying career as an international commercial lawyer if he had not got lower grades. He singled out the ‘boring’ standard of tuition that Siddiqui had received from David Washbrook – an expert on the history of southern India between the 18th and 20th centuries. Mallalieu claimed that the eminent historian’s teaching had suffered from the ‘intolerable’ pressure of the staff shortages on the course. “There is no personal criticism of Washbrook. Our target is the University for allowing this to happen,” Mallalieu told the court. A judgement is expected later this month.