THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.14954 OF 2011 DATED 6th JUNE, 2011 Between: Hari Abhinay … Petitioner a n d The Registrar, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, and another. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.14954 OF 2011 O R D E R The petitioner, a student of First Year B.Tech in Aurora College, Hyderabad, under the control of the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, seeks a direction to the said University to permit him to write the First Year B.Tech main examinations scheduled to be held from 07.06.2011. The reason for denial of such permission to the petitioner is that he does not have sufficient attendance in the First Year. As per rules a student is required to have a minimum of 65% attendance even after relaxation on medical grounds. The petitioner admittedly has only 62% attendance and falls short of the required minimum by 3%. Sri B.Chandra Sekhar, learned counsel for the petitioner, fairly concedes that the rule position does not permit the University to consider cases of less than 65% attendance for further relaxation even if the case is demonstrably a deserving one. He however contends that his client is a meritorious student and fell short of the required attendance as he was suffering from jaundice and was incapacitated from attending classes. Sri K.Ratangapani Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the University, however relied upon B.YUGANDHAR V/s. PRINCIPAL, KUPPAM ENGINEERING COLLEGE, KUPPAM, CHITTOOR DISTRICT[1], wherein a Division Bench of this Court observed that the Court could not issue a judicial fiat to a University to admit a candidate to a Semester examination when he did not fulfill the requirement of minimum attendance, even after considering permissible shortage, on the ground of sympathy. As the University’s rules do not permit further relaxation of attendance parameters even in deserving cases and in the light of the precedent cited supra, this Court cannot direct the University to admit the petitioner to the examinations overlooking his shortage of attendance. The Writ Petition is devoid of merit and is accordingly dismissed. No costs. -------------------------- SANJAY KUMAR,J 6th JUNE, 2011 Note: Issue copy by tomorrow. B/O PGS/VGSR [1] 2008(2) ALT 529 (D.B)