IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 5TH MARCH 2010 / 14TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 35142 of 2009(K) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- VIPIN RAJ R., SANKARA VILASOM, MARU-SOUTH, ALUMKADAVU P.O., KARUNAGAPPALLY. BY ADVS. MR.PIRAPPANCODE V.S.SUDHIR, MR.SAJU JOHN, MR.V.VARGHESE, MR.JELSON J.EDAMPADAM. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, KERALA UNIVERSITY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATION, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, KOTTAYAM. *ADDL. R4 IMPLEADED: 4. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. *ADDL. R4 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 05/03/2010 IN I.A. NO. 2933/2010. R1 & R2 BY MR.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, KERALA UTY., R3 BY MR. T.A. SHAJI, SC, M.G. UTY., THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 35142 of 2009-K - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 5th day of March, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is a student of M.B.A. Course. He had done his BBA course from the University Institute of Technology, Mulamkadakam which is affiliated to Kerala University. 2. The petitioner had passed the first semester BBA examination conducted in January, 2007. In the second semester he failed in Managerial Economics and finally in July 2008 he passed the said subject also. He had passed the 3rd, 4th and 5th semester examinations conducted in January 2008, June 2008 and December 2008. While he was undergoing the 6th semester course, he had appeared for the Management Aptitude Test for admission to MBA course. Thereafter, the petitioner joined the MBA course. In the meanwhile, he had appeared for the 6th semester examination also. But when the results of the said examination was announced, the petitioner failed in International Trade and Marketing and Operations Management. He sought for a revaluation. But the result showed that there was no change for the paper Operations Management. However, in respect of the paper International Trade and Marketing, there was an increase of 6 wpc /2010 2 marks, i.e. he had secured 20 marks in the place of 14. According to the petitioner, there was a change of one mark in the subject Operations Management, i.e. his marks has been increased from 21 to 22, but the same is within the 4% limit. He is also requesting for reckoning the 6 marks moderation also. 3. The main prayer in the writ petition is to quash Ext.P14 which shows the result of the revaluation of the paper Operations Management. 4. The writ petition had been pending and the matter was being posted for hearing also. Along with I.A. No.2932/2010, the petitioner has produced Ext.P23, a representation addressed to the Vice Chancellor requesting for revaluing the paper S6.3 Operations Management. 5. Heard learned Standing Counsel for the University. There will be a direction to the Vice Chancellor who is impleaded as additional 4th respondent in this writ petition, to take a decision on Ext.P23, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/