IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 23RD FEBRUARY 2010 / 4TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 5872 of 2010(H) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SABIRA KARIM AGED 22 YEARS, D/O.KARIM, PARIMALAM, PONDUKADAVU, VALIYAVELI.P.O, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.C.S.MANILAL SRI.M.K.SUBHAKARAN SRI.S.NIDHEESH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTRAR, PALAYAM, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, ALL SAINTS COLLEGE, TRIVANDRUM. SHRI M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, KERALA UTY. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.5872/2010-H ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 23rd day of February, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a student of third respondent-College in M.Com course. The examination for the first year M.Com commenced on 10/02/2010. The petitioner was denied hall ticket on the ground that she did not secure minimum marks for admission to M.Com and she is short of 0.07% of marks which is necessary for securing admission. The petitioner has acquired 42.93% in the B.Com degree course. According to the petitioner, no cut off marks or minimum eligibility marks for admission to M.Com has been stipulated by the University. 2. Going by Ext.P3 letter, the college authorities have communicated to the Controller of Examination that even though the petitioner has secured only 42.93% of marks, the admission Board considered it as 43% and granted admission to M.Com as she belongs to OBC. The petitioner is aggrieved by the denial of the opportunity to write the examination and hence, by Ext.P4 she has approached the Vice Chancellor in the matter. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner prayed for a direction to the Vice Chancellor to take a decision on W.P.(C). No.5872/2010 -:2:- Ext.P4 within a time frame and allow the petitioner to continue the course in the meanwhile. 4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the University. 5. There will be a direction to the Vice Chancellor of the University to take a decision on Ext.P4 with notice to the petitioner within a period of one month. In the meanwhile, the petitioner will be permitted to continue the course by the third respondent-College. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE