A Melbourne journalism student is hopeful a bold Supreme Court action will result in him avoiding a fail grade for a university assignment about dogs.

Monash University student Chinmay Naik, 23, was failed in 2017 for a video assignment about the negative stereotypes surrounding certain dog breeds and then failed again when it was remarked.

Chinmay Naik leaves the Supreme Court of Victoria after an appearance in September. Credit:AAP

But he believes he was wronged and he has launched a court action, seeking a judge to strike out the assignment result and declare a pass for the subject.

Mr Naik previously tried to get the assignment result overturned by the Human Rights Commission and the Ombudsman but those bids were unsuccessful.