IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 27TH JULY 2007 / 5TH SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 6461 of 2007(T) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ JUNASIYAMOL P.P., FINAL YEAR STUDENT FOR B.A.ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE, E.M.E.A.COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE, KONDOTTY, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, RESIDING AT PUTHIYAPARAMBATH HOUSE, P.O.PULIKKAL, ALUNGAL, MALAPPURAM DIST. BY ADV. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O., PIN-673 635, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR. 2. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O., PIN- 673 635. 3. THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, CALICUT, CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O., PIN- 673 635. 4. THE PRINCIPAL, E.M.E.A.COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE, KONDOTTY, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.M.SATHYANATHA MENON SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC, CALICUT UTY. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 27/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 6461 of 2007 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT-P1: TRUE COPY OF SSLC CERTIFICATE OF THE PETITIONER EXT-P2: TRUE COPY OF THE HIGHER SECONDARY CERTIFICATE OF THE PETITIONER EXT-P3: TRUE COPY OF THE MARK LIST OF THE PETITIONER OF THE END YEAR BA DEGREE EXAMINATION EXT-P4: TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 17-1-2007 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER FOR FINAL YEAR B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION EXT-P5: TRUE COPY OF APPLICATION DATED 21-2-2007 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER ALONG WITH THE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT EXT-P6: TRUE COPY OF HALL TICKET ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS: EXT-R4 (a): TRUE COPY OF THE MONTHLY WORKING DAYS AND ATTENDANCE OF THE PETITIONER IN VIEW OF THE ATTENDANCE ROLL PROCESSED BY E.M.E.A. COLLEGE, KONDOTTY EXT-R4 (b): TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE PUBLISHED BY THE COLLEGE WITH RESPECT TO RECEIVING OF APPLICATION AS WELL AS RECEIVING OF THE EXAMINATION FEE EXT-R4 (c ): TRUE COPY OF NOTICE PUBLISHED BY E.M.E.A COLLEGE DATED 17.1.2007 EXT-R4 (d): TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE LIST WITH RESPECT TO 3RD YEAR B.A. ENGLISH AND LITERATURE AND COVERING LETTER FORWARDED BY THE COLLEGE. /TRUE COPY/ S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)NO.6461 OF 2007 ---------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 27th DAY OF JULY, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioner applied for writing the final year B.A. Degree Examination, which started on 6.3.2007. Now it appears that the petitioner did not put in sufficient attendance for enabling her to appear for the Examination. This Court had by order dated 6.3.2007 directed the appropriate authority to consider the petitioner's application for condonation of shortage of attendance. Now it turns out that the petitioner had only twenty two days of attendance during the whole year which is far below the condonable limit even by the Syndicate. The petitioner now submits that the petitioner may be allowed to write the next examination. 2. I am not inclined to take a sympathetic attitude towards the petitioner as requested by the petitioner since, if the same is allowed, similar requests of students without attending classes, also cannot be denied. I am of opinion that in education matters a strict view has to be taken, especially in view of the dwindling standard of education in the State. Therefore, I am not inclined to entertain this writ petition. The petitioner may complete the studies after putting W.P.(c)No.6461/07 2 sufficient attendance and write the examination again. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd