IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 14TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 23RD BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 25794 of 2009(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- V.VINOD, S/O. VISHNU EMBRANDRI, AGED 21 YEARS, VAISHANAVI, GAYATHRI NAGAR P.O. PULLODE, PALAKKAD DIST. BY ADV. SRI.P.RAVINDRA NATH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REGISTRAR, CALICUT UNIVERSITY, CALICUT UNIVERSITY, THENHIPPALAM P.O., MALAPPURAM DIST. 2. THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS, CALICUT UNIVERSITY, THENHIPPALAMP.O., MALAPPURAM DIST. BY SC SRI.P.C SASIDHARAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 25794 OF 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of September, 2009 J U D G M E N T Heard Sri. P. Ravindranath, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri. P.C.Sasidharan, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Calicut University. 2. The petitioner had undergone the B.Tech degree course in Mechanical Engineering as a regular student of Nehru College of Engineering, Pambady, a college affiliated to the Calicut University. He had failed in two papers in the 4th semester examination, namely Engineering Mathematics-IV and Advanced Mechanics of Solids. He therefore appeared for the said papers in the supplementary examination held in December 2008. The results were published on 31.8.2009. In the supplementary examination, the petitioner passed the paper on Advanced Mechanics of Solids but failed in Engineering Mathematics-IV. The petitioner has therefore applied for scrutiny and revaluation of his answer script in the paper on Engineering Mathematics-IV. The applications were submitted on W.P.(C) No. 25794/09 2 7.9.2009 accompanied by the challan evidencing payment of the requisite fee of Rs.280/-. The petitioner submits that as he has completed his course and has also passed the other semester examinations unless his answer script in Engineering Mathematics-IV is revalued expeditiously, he will be seriously prejudiced in the pursuit of his higher studies. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to re-value his answer script in Engineering Mathematics-IV expeditiously. 3. The learned standing counsel appearing for the Calicut University submits that the University will revalue the petitioner's answer script in Engineering Mathematics-IV, if his application is otherwise in order, expeditiously, and in any event within eight weeks. He also submits that the result of revaluation will be communicated to the petitioner expeditiously thereafter. In the light of the stand taken by the Calicut University, no further orders are called for in this writ petition except to direct the University of Calicut to complete the revaluation of the petitioner's answer script in Engineering Mathematics-IV and to communicate the results to him within eight weeks from today. The petitioner shall W.P.(C) No. 25794/09 3 in order to enable the University of Calicut to act as directed above, produce a certified copy of this judgment before the Controller of Examinations. The petitioner's application for scrutiny of the answer script shall also be disposed of expeditiously. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE vps