IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 3RD SEPTEMBER 2010 / 12TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 31830 of 2004(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- RAICHAL SABITHA FERNANDEZ, D/O. FRANCO FERNANDEZ, EROOLPARAMBA, PUTHALAM, KOLAYAD P.O., KANNUR-670 650. BY ADV. SRI.GRASHIOUS KURIAKOSE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KANNUR UNIVERSITY, KANNUR, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR. 2. THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS, KANNUR UNIVERSITY, KANNUR. ADV. M.SASEENDRAN,SC,KANNUR UNIVERSITY FOR R1&2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.31830 of 2004 (L) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 3rd day of September, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner was a M.A. History student under the 1st respondent University. According to the petitioner, she passed the final examination enabling her to claim 2nd rank. However, the University refused to grant 2nd rank as claimed by her for the reason that the petitioner did not pass the examination in the first chance. Seeking interference of the Vice Chancellor, the petitioner moved Ext.P4 representation, and thereafter filed this writ petition for the reliefs requiring the respondent University to consider Ext.P4 representation and award rank as claimed by her. 2. However, learned standing counsel for the University points out that as per the Regulations of the University ranking is awarded only to those students, who have passed the examination in the first chance itself. It is pointed out that admittedly, the petitioner did not pass the examination in the first chance. If the Regulations of the University provides that ranking will WP(C) No.31830/2004 -2- be awarded only to those students, who have passed examination in the first chance and as admittedly, the petitioner did not satisfy this requirement, this Court can not find fault with the University, if ranking has not been awarded to the petitioner as claimed by her. In that view of the matter, the claim of the petitioner is unsustainable. The writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg