IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH JULY 2009 / 17TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 18999 of 2009(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. DON G PADAM, AGED 23 YEARS, S/O.GEORGE V PADAM, PADATHIL HOUSE,POTHANIKKADU PO KOTHAMANGALAM, PIN-686671, FINAL YEAR B.SC NURSING (COURSE COMPLETED), ST.JOSEPH COLLEGE OF NURSING, DHARMAGIRI, KOTHAMANGALAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. MANU SEBASTIAN, AGED 23 YEARS, S/O.SEBASTIAN.A., PADAYATTIL HOUSE, KIDANGOOR P.O. VENGOOR, ANGAMALI,PIN-683590, FINAL YEAR B.SC NURSING (COURSE COMPLETED), SCHOOL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, REGIONAL CENTRE, T.D.ROAD, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.ABRAHAM VAKKANAL, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.PAUL ABRAHAM VAKKANAL SRI.BIJIMON C.CHERIAN SRI.DIJO SEBASTIAN SRI.SABU JOSE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, ATHIRAMPUZHA P.O., KOTTAYAM, REPRESENTE BY ITS REGISTRAR. 2. THE VICE-CHANCELLOR, MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, ATHIRAMPUZHA P.O., KOTTAYAM. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, ST.JOSEPH COLLEGE OF NURSING, DHARMAGIRI, KOTHAMANGALAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 4. THE PRINCIPAL, SCHOOL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, REGIONAL CENTRE, T.D.ROAD, ERNAKULAM, PIN 682 035. BY SRI. T.A.SHAJI, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).18999/2009 -------------------- Dated this the 8th day of July, 2009 JUDGMENT Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel for the University. 2. Petitioners are Final year B.Sc Nursing students, who had joined the course in September, 2004. According to the petitioners, they have cleared all the examinations upto years 2 and 3, except one paper in the 3rd year for which they have appeared for supplementary examination conducted in December 2008 and are awaiting results. They have completed the course and due to participate in the 4th year examination proposed to be held in July 2009. Examinations are notified to commence on 23.7.2009. I have considered a similar issue in Ext.P3 judgment. Since the petitioners have completed upto 2nd year and also given the supplementary examination for one paper in the 3rd year in December 2009, they shall be permitted to appear in the Final year examination on a W.P.(C).18999/2009 2 provisional basis and the results of the Final year examination shall be published only if the petitioners pass the 3rd year supplementary examination. Writ petition is disposed of as above. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs