IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 17509 of 2004 Between: S.Koushik, S/o S.Lohit Reddy, Student of M.V.S.R.Engineering College, Hyderabad R/o H.No.6-3-251/3, Erramanzil Colony, Hyderabad ..... PETITIONER AND Osmania University represented by its Registrar, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not permitting the petitioner to attend the fourth year first semester classes of B.E (Electronics & Communications) and appearing for the B.E.(Electronics & Communications) fourth year first semester examinations and complete the course with his Hall Ticket No.05-01-0462 as illegal, unconstitutional and violative of Article 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent to permit the petitioner to attend the fourth year first semester classes of B.E.(Electronics & Communications) course and appear for the B.E.(Electronics & Communications) fourth year examinations. Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr.K.RAMAKANTH REDDY Counsel for the Respondent : Mr.DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner who got admission in B.E. (Electronics & Communications) filed the present writ petition seeking writ of mandamus permitting him to attend the fourth year first semester classes of B.E. (Electronics and Communications) and for appearing fourth year first semester examinations. As per rules issued for promotion of students from III year to IV year, a candidate necessarily has to clear more than 50% of the backlogs in III year. Admittedly, petitioner has cleared only 8 backlogs out of 16 in III year and in II year, there are three more backlogs left and total put together comes to (11) backlogs, which is more than 50% of the total subjects in III year. In view of the same, petitioner is not eligible for promotion to IV year first semester nor is entitled to appear for the first semester examination de hors the rules. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ________________ A.GOPAL REDDY, J Date: 29.9.2004 To 1. The Registrar, Osmania University. Hyderabad. 2 Two CD copies.