IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 1ST OCTOBER 2009 / 9TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 27565 of 2009 ----------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- TANOOSHA PAUL, D/O.COL N.L.PAUL, NJAREKKADAN HOUSE, POTTA P.O., CHALAKKUDY, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY MR.BOBBY JOHN, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE CALICUT UNIVERSITY, THENJIPALAM, CALICUT. REPRESENTED BY ITS VICE CHANCELLOR. 2. THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS, CALICUT UNIVERSITY, PAREEKSHA BHAVAN, THENJIPALAM, CALICUT. BY MR. P.C. SASIDHARAN, SC, CALICUT UNIVERSITY. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 27565 OF 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T Heard Sri. Bobby John, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri. P.C.Sasidharan, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Calicut University. 2. The petitioner is a final semester law student of Government Law College, Thrissur. She has passed all the semester examinations inclusive of the 8th semester with good marks. She appeared for the 9th semester examination conducted by the University of Calicut. in May 2009. The results were published towards the end of August 2009. The petitioner failed in the paper Land Laws bearing paper code LLB 902. She however secured reasonably good marks in all the other papers. The petitioner therefore applied for revaluation of her answer script by submitting the original of Ext.P4 application dated 9.9.2009. The petitioner submits that she has also paid the requisite fee. The petitioner submits that she will complete her course shortly and that she had done well in the 9th semester examination. She submits that if her answer script is revalued, she is sure to secure a pass in the failed paper and that in that event she need appear again for the supplementary examination and can concentrate on her studies and appear for the final semester W.P.(C) No. 27565/09 2 examination. In this writ petition the petitioner seeks a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to revalue her answer script on Land Laws of the 9th semester examination held by the Calicut University in May 2009. 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 and communicate the result to her within eight weeks from today, if the application is otherwise in order. I accordingly dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to revalue the petitioner's answer script described in Ext.P4 application and to communicate the result of such revaluation to her within eight weeks from today. The petitioner shall, in order to enable the respondents to act as directed above, produce a certified copy of this judgment before the Controller of Examinations, Calicut University. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE vps W.P.(C) No. 27565/09 3