IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 15TH JANUARY 2008 / 25TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 561 of 2008(P) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ RESMI DEVI R., NEDUMPARAMPIL HOUSE, POTHAPPALLY, KUMARAPURAM P.O., ALAPPUZHA-690 548. BY ADV. SRI.P.SIVARAJ RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, KERALA UTY. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/01/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ========================= W.P.(C)NO. 561 OF 2008 ========================= Dated this the 15th day of January 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner, who had appeared for M.Com Previous I.D.E. Degree Examination in August/September 2004 with Reg.No.51031, complains that the result of Management Science Paper No.1 of the petitioner has not been declared. The reason for such non-declaration of the result was that the concerned answer paper is irretrievably lost by the University. This factual position is not disputed by the University. It is only on account of this, the University had issued Ext.P2 offering the petitioner an opportunity to appear in another examination. Irrespective of that, the prayer now sought for before me is to require the University to investigate into the circumstances that led to the loss of answer papers, to identify the culprit and punish them in accordance with law. 2. It is in that behalf, petitioner has also submitted Ext.P3 before the first respondent. 3. I am sure that the University will not dispute the W.P.(C)561/2008 2 seriousness of the matter involved in this case. If the answer papers of the students have not been carefully handled and are misplaced as in this case, it can be of irretrievable prejudice to the students concerned. Certainly the University is responsible to identify the culprit and take him to task. Since the petitioner had also made a representation before the first respondent in this behalf, I dispose of this writ petition directing that the first respondent shall take Ext.P3 representation made by the petitioner, cause an enquiry to be held and the culprit who has been identified punished suitably. This shall be done expeditiously. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE css/ W.P.(C)561/2008 3