IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 25TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 3RD ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 27082 of 2009(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- S.HARISH, AGED 23 YEARS, S/O.LATE T.SANKARAN, RESIDING AT RESHMI VIHAR, LIBERTY STREET, PATTAMBI P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT. NOW RESIDING AT NEELAMBARI, RRA 67, ROSE NAGAR, SREEKARYAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.T.MADHU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF CALICUT UNIVERSITY, CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY SC SRI.P.C. SASIDHARAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 27082 OF 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of September, 2009 J U D G M E N T Heard Sri. T.Madhu., the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri. P.C.Sasidharan, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Calicut University. 2. The petitioner was a student of MES College of Engineering, Kuttipuram, a college affiliated to the University of Calicut, for the B.Tech degree course in Computer Science and Engineering during the period 2005-2009. He appeared for the sixth and eighth semester supplementary examinations held by the University of Calicut in December 2008. The results were published in August 2009. The petitioner failed in the paper Graph Theory and Combinatorics of the 6th semester examination and in the paper of “Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic” of the 8th semester examination. The petitioner has therefore submitted Exts.P1 and P2 applications seeking revaluation of the said answer scripts. Even before the results were published, shortly after completion of his course, he was selected for training in the Indian Military Academy. The W.P.(C) No. 27082/09 2 petitioner reported for training on 11.7.2009. While the petitioner was undergoing training in the Indian Military Academy the results were published. Since the petitioner failed to pass the B.Tech degree examination, the petitioner applied for home leave pending withdrawal from the Indian Military Academy temporarily. That home leave was granted and later he was also permitted to withdraw from the army. The petitioner submits that he has been granted one month's time to report back for training after securing a pass in B.Tech degree. In this writ petition the petitioner seeks a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to revalue his answer scripts and to communicate the results expeditiously. 3. The pleadings and the materials on record disclose that for want of a pass in B.Tech degree examination, the petitioner has been temporarily withdrawn from the Indian Military Academy. It is stated that the petitioner has passed all the other semester examinations except the paper Graph Theory and Combinatorics of the 6th semester examination and the paper Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic in the 8th semester examination. In view of the fact that the petitioner has been selected for training in the Indian Military W.P.(C) No. 27082/09 3 Academy, I am of the opinion that the University should expeditiously revalue his answer scripts and communicate the results to him. Sri.P.C.Sasidharan, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Calicut University submits that the University will revalue the petitioner's answer scripts and communicate the results to him, if his application is otherwise in order, taking note of the fact that he has been selected for training in the Indian Military Academy. I accordingly dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to revalue the petitioner's answer scripts and to communicate the result to the petitioner within one month from the date on which he produces a certified copy of this judgment before the Controller of Examinations, Calicut University. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE vps W.P.(C) No. 27082/09 4