IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 15TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 24TH BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 25995 of 2009(T) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- RAMESH M., S/O. VASUDEVAN, MELEMADATHIL HOUSE, KOLATHUR, MOORKANAD VILLAGE, PATHANAMTHITTA TALUK. BY ADV. MR.T.A.SHAJI RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O., 673 635. 2. UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O., PIN-673 635, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR. R1 & R2 BY ADV. MR. P.C. SASIDHARAN, SC, UTY OF CLT THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------- W.P(C) No. 25995 of 2009-T ------------------------------ Dated this the 15th day of September, 2009. J U D G M E N T Heard Sri.T.A.Shaji, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri.P.C.Sasidharan, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Calicut University. 2. The petitioner appeared for the fourth semester B.Tech. degree examination in Mechanical Engineering held by the University of Calicut in June 2009. The results were published in August 2009. The petitioner failed in the paper on Operations Management. He has therefore applied for revaluation and scrutiny of his answer script by submitting Ext.P2 application. He has also paid the requisite fee it is stated. The petitioner submits that he has passed all the other semester examinations and all the other papers of the 8th semester examinations with high marks. The petitioner submits that if his answer script is revalued, he is sure to secure a pass. He also submits that he has got offers for employment from reputed institutions and that unless his answer script is revalued he will not able to accept the said offer. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to re-value his answer script in "Operations Management" within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. W.P(C) No. 25995 of 2009-T 2 The petitioner also seeks a direction to the respondents to conduct scrutiny of the answer script within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 3. Sri.P.C.Sasidharan, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Calicut University submits that the University will revalue the petitioner's answer script in Operations Management, if his application is otherwise in order, expeditiously, and communicate the result of revaluation to him within eight weeks from today. I accordingly dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to re-value the petitioner's answer script in "Operations Management" and to communicate the result to him within eight weeks from today. The respondents shall also make arrangements to conduct scrutiny of the petitioner's answer script in "Operations Management" within ten days from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before the Controller of Examinations, Calicut University. Sd/- P.N.RAVINDRAN JUDGE //True Copy// PA to Judge ab