IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 2ND MARCH 2010 / 11TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 11733 of 2009(J) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. RADHA PADMANABHAN, W/O.PADMANABHAN, TC XL 1550, GIRIESWAR, NEAR SASTHA TEMPLE, MANACAUD P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. S. MURUGAN, TC 23/251 (1), CHINNA CHALAI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. MR.K.S.MOHAMED HASHIM RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.P.N. SANTHOSH. R3 BY ADV. MR.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, KERALA UTY. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.11733/2009-J ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 2nd day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are seeking for a direction to appoint interpreter for deaf and dumb and mentally retarded students to take the various examinations conducted by the Universities in the State of Kerala. 2. The first petitioner's daughter Ms.P.R.Soumya is diagnosed as a person with disability by reason of hearing impairment with defective speech, i.e. having 80% disability assessed by the Medical Board. She is completely a deaf and dumb person. The second petitioner's son Mr.Balasubramaniam is Neurologically handicapped by mental retardation, assessed at 40% going by Ext.P3. At the time of filing of the writ petition, the first petitioner's daughter completed first year degree course at N.S.S.College for Women, Niramankara. The second petitioner's son had registered as a private candidate for B.Com Degree. 3. The first petitioner has filed Exts.P8 & P10 representations before the Vice Chancellor and the Government, respectively, seeking for appointment of an interpreter. The second petitioner has also filed Ext.P11 W.P.(C). No.11733/2009 -:2:- representation before the Controller of Examination with the same prayer. 4. Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the University. It is submitted that as per the regulations in force, they are entitled for award of 25% grace marks for the theory papers. The representations submitted by the petitioners are under consideration of the Syndicate and the Syndicate will take appropriate action in the matter. Therefore, there will be a direction to the University to take a decision on Exts.P8 and P11 within a period of one month. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms