IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 25TH BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 26009 of 2009(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- AL-NISHAN,S, AGED 28 YEARS, S/O.SHAHUL HAMEED, RIVER VIEW HOUSE, VELANILAM PO, MUNDAKAYAM, KOTTAYAM-686 514. BY ADV. SRI.C.HARIKUMAR SMT.V.A.LAZIDA RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. CALICUT UNIVERSITY, REP.BY ITS REGISTRAR, CALICUT UNIVERSITY PO, MALAPPURAM. 2. CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS, CALICUT UNIVERSITY, PAREEKSHA BHAVAN, CALICUT UNIVERSITY PO, MALAPPURAM. BY SRI. P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 26009 OF 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of September, 2009 J U D G M E N T Heard Sri. C.Harikumar, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri. P.C.Sasidharan, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Calicut University. 2. The petitioner appeared for the supplementary 6th semester B.Tech degree examination held in December, 2008 by the Calicut University. The results were published in August, 2009. He failed in the paper on Industrial and Power Electronics. The petitioner therefore applied for revaluation of his answer script by submitting the original of Exts.P3 application dated 29.8.2009. The petitioner had in the meanwhile completed his studies and also appeared for and passed the 8th semester examination. The petitioner also submits that he had registered and appeared for the paper on Industrial and Power Electronics in the next supplementary examination that was held recently. The petitioner submits that he is sure to secure a pass if his answer script in Industrial and Power Electronics for which he had appeared in December 2008 is revalued. In this writ petition the petitioner seeks a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to re-valuate his answer script W.P.(C) No. 26009/09 2 in Industrial and Power Electronics for which he had appeared in the supplementary 6th semester examination held in December, 2008. 3. Sri.P.C.Sasidharan, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Calicut University submits that the University will re-valuate the petitioner's answer scripts and communicate the results to him within eight weeks from today, if the application is otherwise in order. I accordingly dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to re-valuate petitioner's answer script in Industrial and Power Electronics for which he had appeared in the 6th semester supplementary examination held in December 2008 and to communicate the results of such revaluation to him within eight weeks from today. The petitioner shall, in order to enable the respondents to act as directed above, produce a certified copy of this judgment before the Controller of Examinations, Calicut University. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE vps W.P.(C) No. 26009/09 3