IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 20TH OCTOBER 2009 / 28TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 29619 of 2009(V) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- AISWARYA RAVEENDRAN, D/O.P.K.RAVEENDRAN, AGED 22 YEARS, 'AISWARYA', POOJA NAGAR, PUTHUR, PALAKKAD-678 001. BY ADV. MR.JACOB SEBASTIAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR, TENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, TENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM. R1 & R2 BY MR. P.C. SASIDHARAN, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/10/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------- W.P(C) No. 29619 of 2009-V ------------------------------ Dated this the 20th day of October, 2009. J U D G M E N T Heard Sri.Jacob Sebastian, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri.P.C.Sasidharan, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Calicut University. 2. The petitioner appeared for the 8th semester supplementary B.Tech. degree examination in Electrical and Electronics Engineering held by the University of Calicut in December 2008. The results were published in August 2009. The petitioner failed in the paper “Engineering Mathematics III”. She has therefore applied for revaluation and scrutiny of her answer script by submitting Ext.P2 application dated 12.10.2009. She has also paid the requisite fee, it is stated. The petitioner submits that she has completed the course of study and passed all the other semester examinations and all the other papers of the 8th semester examination. The petitioner submits that if her answer script is revalued, she is sure to secure a pass. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to re-value her answer script in “Engineering Mathematics III" within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. The petitioner also seeks a direction to the respondents to arrange for scrutiny of the answer script within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. W.P(C) No. 29619 of 2009-V : 2 : 3. Sri.P.C.Sasidharan, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Calicut University submits that the University will revalue the petitioner's answer script in Engineering Mathematics III, if her application is otherwise in order, expeditiously, and communicate the result of revaluation to her within eight weeks from today. I accordingly dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to re- value the petitioner's answer script in " Engineering Mathematics III" and to communicate the result to her within eight weeks from today. The respondents shall also make arrangements for scrutiny of the petitioner's answer script in " Engineering Mathematics III" within two weeks from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before the Controller of Examinations, Calicut University. Sd/- P.N.RAVINDRAN JUDGE //True Copy// PA to Judge ab