IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 2ND NOVEMBER 2009 / 11TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 31044 of 2009(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SONIYA JOSE, AGED 23 YEARS, D/O JOSE, ANCHANPETTY, MOOVATTUPUZHA. BY ADV. DR.GEORGE ABRAHAM RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O., MALAPPURAM. 2. THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, 'PAREEKSHA BHAVAN', CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O., MALAPPURAM. BY SRI. P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 31044 OF 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of November, 2009 J U D G M E N T Heard Dr. George Abraham, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri. P.C.Sasidharan, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Calicut University. 2. The petitioner is a final year B.Sc Nursing student of Crescent College of Nursing, a college affiliated to the University of Calicut. She appeared for second year B.Sc examination in Nursing conducted by the University of Calicut in March 2009. The results were published in October 2009. The petitioner failed in the paper Surgical Nursing including O.R. Technique. She has therefore applied for revaluation of her answer script by submitting Ext.P1 application, scrutiny of her answer script by submitting Ext.P2 application and for a Photostat copy of the answer script by submitting Ext.P3 application, all dated 27.10.2009. It is stated that the requisite fee has also been paid. Reliance is placed on Exts.P4, P5 and P6 receipts in support of the said submission. The petitioner submits that the third year examinations are scheduled to commence on 11.11.2009 and that unless her answer script is W.P.(C) No. 31044/09 2 revalued expeditiously she will not be in a position to appear for the said examination. It is stated that she had done well in the examination and is hopeful of securing a pass. On these grounds, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to take steps to revalue her answer script and to communicate the result to her expeditiously. 3. The result of the second year B.Sc degree examination in Nursing, for which the petitioner appeared for, was published only in the last week of October, 2009. The petitioner applied for revaluation on 27.10.2009. Apart from merely alleging that unless the petitioner passes the second year examination she would not be permitted to appear for the third year examination, no such regulation has been brought to my notice. However the third year examination is scheduled to be held on 11.11.2009, within another nine days from today. It will not be possible for the University to revalue the petitioner's answer script and to publish the result before the said date. 4. Sri.P.C.Sasidharan, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Calicut University however submits that the University will W.P.(C) No. 31044/09 3 revalue the petitioner's answer script and communicate the result to her expeditiously, if her application is otherwise in order. As regards scrutiny and the request for a photostat copy of the answer script, the learned standing counsel submits that scrutiny can be arranged and held expeditiously and a photostat copy will also be issued forthwith. I accordingly dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to take steps to have the petitioner's answer script described in Ext.P1 application revalued and to communicate the result to her within two months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before the Controller of Examinations, University of Calicut. The Controller of Examinations, University of Calicut, shall within two weeks from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him also make arrangements for scrutiny of the answer script. The Controller of Examinations shall also issue to the petitioner a photostat copy of the answer script described in Ext.P3 application. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE vps W.P.(C) No. 31044/09 4