IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 23238 of 2007 Between: M. Abhinav S/o M. Samuel Flat No. 106, Lumbini Majestic, Kapadia Lane, Panjagutta, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Governmetn of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Technical Education, rep by its Principal Secretary, Secretarait, Hyderabad-500 022. 2 Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Chaitanya Bharathi PO., Gandipet, Hyderabad-500 075 rep by its Principal. 3 Osmania University, Hyderabad, rep by its Vice-Chancellor. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate WRit, order or direction, declaringthe action fothe respondents in not issuing the Hall ticket to the petitioner at neck of the moment without giving him an opportunity as contemplateed under Rule 10 of the Rules and Regulations of Attendance of Student as arbitrary, illegal and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently directthe respondents to permitthe petitioner to prosecdute the futher study of III Year B.E. (ECE) withoutbreak and also to permit the petitioner to Write the Examinations of 1 semister of III Year B.E. (ECE) which are scheduled to be held next week and pass such other order or orders as are deemed fitand proper inthe circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.T.P.ACHARYA Counsel for the Respondents.: GP FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: The Writ Petition is filed for the relief of declaring the action of the respondents in not issuing the Hall Ticket to the petitioner and without an opportunity as contemplated under Rule 10 of the Rules and Regulations of Attendance of Students as arbitrary, illegal and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently for a direction to the respondents to permit the petitioner to prosecute III year B.E. (ECE) without break and to write the examinations of I Semester of III year B.E. (ECE) as scheduled. The 3rd respondent has filed a counter affidavit stating that the petitioner was not issued a hall ticket by the 2nd respondent-College for the reason that the petitioner had put in only 56% of attendance during the I Semester of the 3rd year i.e., for the academic year 2007- 08. The requisite attendance is 75% and is condonable only to the extent of 10%. As the attendance of the petitioner falls short even of the condonable limit, no Hall ticket was issued. In the light of the averments in the counter affidavit, which are not rebutted, there are no merits and the writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. GODA RAGHURAM, J Date: 18.02.2008 CVM To, 1 Governmetn of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Technical Education, rep by its Principal Secretary, Secretarait, Hyderabad-500 022. 2 Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Chaitanya Bharathi PO., Gandipet, Hyderabad-500 075 rep by its Principal. 3 Osmania University, Hyderabad, rep by its Vice-Chancellor. 4.2CCs to G.P. for Education 2.2CD copies