IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND OCTOBER 2008 / 30TH ASWINA 1930 WP(C).No. 29257 of 2008(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- JOHN PAUL 34 YEARS S/O.PAUL ALUMKAL HOUSE, KANGAZHA VILLAGE MEDUMANNY PO., NEDUNKUNNAM, KOTTAYAM BY ADV. SRI.A.X.VARGHESE SRI.A.V.JOJO SRI.S.SURAJ (KARUNAGAPPALLY) SMT.ANJU JAHAFER SMT.VIDHYA A.KRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. VICE CHANCELLOR, M.G.UNIVERSITY, ATHIRUMPUZHA, KOTTAYAM. 3. PRINCIPAL MAR ATHANESIONS COLLEGE, KOTHAMANGALAM. ADV. SRI. T.A. SHAJI, SC, M.G.UNIVERSITY FOR R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.29257 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 22nd October, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioner has completed his B.Tech Engineering Decree from a college affiliated to the Bangalore University. According to him, he secured a second class as designated by the Bangalore University with 57.3 percentage marks in the 7th and 8th Semesters. He applied for M.Tech in the batch of 2008-2010 in Mar Athanesius College affiliated to the 2nd respondent University. He has been denied admission. Petitioner approached this Court with a contention that the maximum marks secured by him in 7th and 8th Semester from the college affiliated to the Bangalore University is sufficient for him to be treated as having passed the examination with second class. 2. Going by the norms stipulated by the Bangalore University, this is so because though the petitioner has secured only a total of 52.3% marks in the B.Tech Course W.P ( C) No.29257 of 2008 2 altogether, the Bangalore University requires the marks to be computed only with reference to the candidates performance in the 7th and 8th Semester. But I am unable to accept this contention of the petitioner. It is up to the University to stipulate the minimum required marks and admittedly as per the stipulation made by the Mar Athanesius College, which is in confirmity with the University's prescription petitioner must attain 55% marks in B.Tech Engineering for getting admission for M.Tech. Admittedly petitioner has not got 55% marks for the whole of the B.Tech course. I find no merit in this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. (V.GIRI,JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.29257 of 2008 3 W.P ( C) No.29257 of 2008 4