IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 5TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 14TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 24669 of 2008(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------- AMEER ALI.A, S/O. ABDUL RAHIMAN.K, 257, CHANDRA NAGAR, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.P.R.VENKETESH RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, REPRESENTED BY THE VICE CHANCELLOR, CALICUT. 2. THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATION, THE UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, CALICUT. R1 & R2 BY SRI.P.C. SASIDHARAN, SC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 24669 OF 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 5th day of September, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner had earlier approached this Court by filing WP(C) No.12817/08 challenging the distribution of grace marks for various subjects, which benefit a sports person is entitled to as per orders issued by the University. When that writ petition came up for hearing, the University themselves volunteered to withdraw the adverse orders passed in that regard by the University and to pass fresh orders after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. On the basis of that submission, I disposed of the writ petition by Ext.P13 judgment. 2. Pursuant to that, Ext.P14 order has been passed, which according to me is totally unbecoming of the University. After undertaking before this Court to reconsider the matter, what has been stated in Ext.P14 is that grace marks once awarded as per rules need not be reopened. If that was so, there was no point in undertaking before this Court that they would reconsider the matter and pass fresh orders. Whoever has passed the orders has not WPC : 24669/2008 -:2:- considered the judgment of this Court in the right spirit and it is clearly a case of taking this Court for a ride. Accordingly, Ext.P14 is quashed and the University is directed to reconsider the matter in the right spirit. They shall not merely find some technical reasons to deny grant relief to the petitioner. Considering the matter sympathetically if possible the grace marks can be distributed as claimed by the petitioner to this best advantage, the same shall be done, taking into account the fact that the benefit is given to sports persons with a definite purpose. Fresh orders shall be passed as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ttb