IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 13TH JULY 2009 / 22ND ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 19066 of 2009(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- LEKSHMI RAJAN D/O. RAJAN, AGED 21 YEARS, FLAT.NO.A1, LAKSHMY HOMES, ST. BENEDICT 1ST CROSS ROAD, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.JACOB SEBASTIAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, PRIYADARSHINI HILLS, KOTTAYAM, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR. 2. THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS, MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, PRIYADARSHINI HILLS,KOTTAYAM. STANDING COUNSEL SRI.T.A.SHAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 19066 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 13th July,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner completed her B.Com Degree in Travel and Tourism Management from the Bharathamatha College, Thrikkakara affiliated to the 1st respondent University. According to her, she was one among the toppers of the University in the previous years. Even for the third year, she had secured aggregate 71% and first rank secured only 73%. But she was found to have failed in one paper 'Corporate Accounting' in which she has secured only 13. She has applied for revaluation and seeks a direction to see that revaluation is completed at the earliest. She has also sought for scrutiny of the paper as evidenced by Exhibit-P3. 2. Learned standing counsel for the University submits that scrutiny will be completed within ten days but revaluation will take some more time. The University takes 80 days to complete the process of revaluation. The W.P ( C) No. 19066 of 2009 2 last date for receipt of application for revaluation is 21 days after the publication of results. 3. In the circumstances, the University shall complete the scrutiny within ten days and the petitioner will be permitted to peruse the answer sheet. Pursuant to the scrutiny, if it is found that marks have not been awarded correctly to the petitioner, the actual marks shall be awarded straight away and the results thereof forthwith shall be communicated to the petitioner to enable her to produce the same before the institution where she is currently prosecuting her studies. To enable the petitioner to do so, it is made clear that coercive action shall not be taken against her till the results of the scrutiny are made available. Writ petition is disposed of as above. (V.GIRI,JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 19066 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No. 19066 of 2009 4