IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 11TH MARCH 2010 / 20TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 4258 of 2010(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MITHUN E.K., VIMAL JYOTHI ENGINEERING COLLEGE, CHEMPERI, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.SUNIL NAIR PALAKKAT SRI.K.N.ABHILASH SRI.JIMMY.N.JOSEPH SMT.R.LEELA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. UNIVERSITY OF KANNUR, REPRESENTED BY CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATION KANNUR UNIVERSITY,KANNUR. 2. PRINCIPAL, VIMAL JYOTHI ENGINEERING COLLEGE, CHEMPERI, KANNUR. ADV. SRI.M.SASEENDRAN,SC,KANNUR UNIVERSITY FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.4258 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 11th day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT The relief sought for in the writ petition is to conduct revaluation of the practical of the fourth semester subject namely Digital Electronics Lab (Code No.EC 2 K 408 (P). The application stands rejected by Ext.P5 by the Controller of Examinations stating that there is no provision to make revaluation of the practical examination. This was communicated to the Principal of the College. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that since the practical contains only a project which is recorded to the Computer which contain all the available materials to conduct revaluation of the examination. Therefore the stand taken by the Controller of Examinations is not correct. 2. According to the petitioner, he has got more than 80% marks in the first semester examination. Exts.P1 to P3 are the copies of the mark lists produced. The petitioner was expecting very good marks in the practical examination also. Respondents have filed a statement as directed by this Court. It is pointed out that therein that practical examinations normally contain Records/Viva voce/Oral/Non recordable performance W.P.(C)No.4258 of 2010 2 made before the examiners. It is not possible to revalue practical/lab examination marks since the process of practical examination cannot be kept in store for revaluation and the same fact is admitted by the petitioner in the writ petition. All the performances made before the examiners at the time of practical examination cannot be reproduced and hence it cannot be revalued. It is also contended that the plea of the petitioner that he is studying in Electronics Branch and all the details of the electronic lab tests are stored in the computer which can be easily revalued cannot be accepted. The stand taken by the University cannot be stated as arbitrary or illegal. 3. The practical examinations normally contain Records/Viva voce/Oral/Non recordable performance made before the examiners. Out side examiners have conducted practical examination. In that view of the matter and also as there is no provision for revaluation of the practical examination this Court, will not be justified in directing a revaluation. In all that view of the matter, this writ petition is dismissed. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE skj