IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 27TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 6TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 35103 of 2008(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. KANNAN.M, IIND YEAR B.PHARM, REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE & RESEARCH THALAPPADY PUTHUPPALLY, KOTTAYAM. 2. JIJI JOHN, IIND YEAR B.PHARM, REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE & RESEARCH, THALAPPADY, PUTHUPPALLY, KOTTAYAM. 3. DHANALAKSHMI.C, IIND YEAR B.PHARM, REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE & RESEARCH, THALAPPADY, PUTHUPPALLY, KOTTAYAM. 4. SALINI.K.G., IIND YEAR B.PHARM, REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE & RESEARCH THALAPPADY, PUTHUPPALLY, KOTTAYAM. 5. ANJANA KUMARI K.G., IIND YEAR B.PHARM, REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE & RESEARCH THALAPPADY, PUTHUPPALLY, KOTTAYAM. 6. ASWATHY.S, IIND YEAR B.PHARM, REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE & RESEARCH THALAPPADY, PUTHUPPALLY, KOTTAYAM. 7. SINDHYA.K, IIND YEAR B.PHARM, REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE & RESEARCH THALAPADDY, PUTHUPALLY, KOTTAYAM. 8. CHINJU JOHN, II ND YEAR B.PHARM, REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE & RESEARCH THALAPADDY, PUTHUPALLY, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SMT.AYSHA YOUSEFF SMT.MOLLY JACOB SMT.RABIA BEEGAM T.K. SMT.M.KABANI DINESH SMT.BOBY M.SEKHAR SMT.U.M.FOUSIA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. VICE-CHANCELLOR, MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, ATHIRAMPUZHA, KOTTAYAM. 2. MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, ATHIRAMPUZHA, KOTTAYAM. 3. CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATION, MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, ATHIRAMPUZHA, KOTTAYAM. 4. PRINCIPAL, REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH, THALAPPADY, PUTHUPPALLY. BY SC SRI.T.A.SHAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).35103/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 27th day of November, 2008 JUDGMENT Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel for the University. 2. Petitioners, who are B.Pharm students, have approached this Court seeking a direction to the University to consider their request to permit them to write the second year B.Pharm Examination without insisting for a pass in the first year Examination, adopting a procedure on a par with the procedure adopted by the Kerala University. It is upto the M.G.University, which is an independent statutory body, to adopt a procedure. The hardship projected by the petitioners in Ext.P3 deserves consideration. Accordingly, writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider Ext.P3 and take an appropriate decision thereon, within a period W.P.(C).35103/2008 2 of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs