IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.24981 of 2009 Between: Mahati Suvvari, S/o. Sri Ramesh, aged 20 years, Student, R/o. Flat No.66, Janatha Flats, Kanthisikhara Apartments, Panjagutta, Hyderabad. ... Petitioner And The Registrar, Osmania University, Hyderabad and another. ... Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri K. Purushotham Counsel for respondents: Sri Deepak Bhattacharjee for R-1 Order: The petitioner, a student of B.E. III year, seeks a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not issuing him hall ticket and not permitting him to sit for semester examinations commencing from 17-11-2009 as illegal and arbitrary. In the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the petitioner himself has stated that he possesses only 55% attendance and he has stated some reasons for shortage of attendance. It is not in dispute that as per the academic regulations framed by the university as regards attendance, requisite percentage of attendance is 75% and there is a provision to condone shortage of attendance upto 10% in suitable cases, on medical grounds etc. As much as the petitioner himself admits that he does not possess the requisite percentage of attendance as set out in the academic regulations, I see no reason to grant directions as prayed for. The writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed, however, in the circumstances, without any order as to costs. ___________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J. November 17, 2009 MRR