IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 13TH AUGUST 2010 / 22ND SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 25545 of 2010(P) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. AKHILESH.P., JESSIE ESTATE, PILAKKAVU.P.O., MANANTHAVADY, WAYANAD DISTRICT-670 645. 2. NISHA JOSEPH, MULANGETHIL HOUSE, VAZHAVATTA.P.O., WAYANAD DISTRICT-673 122. 3. FOUSIA M.P., FOUSIA MANZIL, VYTHIRI.P.O., 12TH BRIDGE, WAYANAD-673 576. 4. MADHU.K., KUTTIYOTE HOUSE, CHERUVANNUR.P.O., MEPAYUR (VIA), KOZHIKODE-673 524. 5. JAFAR BEERALI THAKKAVIL, BEERALI THAKKAVIL HOUSE, PALLICKAL, EDAVAKA P.O., MANANTHAVADY-670 645. BY ADVS. SMT.P.V.ASHA, SMT.VINEETHA B, SMT.LEENA RASHEED. RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 3. LBS CENTRE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, EXTRA POLICE ROAD, NANDAVANAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033. R1 & R2 BY GOVENMENT PLEADER SRI. P.NARAYANAN R3 BY ADV. SRI.P.B.SURESH KUMAR SC, LBS CENTRE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss S. SIRIJAGAN, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.25545 of 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T ........................... The petitioners appeared for the State Eligibility Test conducted by the respondents this year. They secured 40% in each papers separately, but did not secure aggregate minimum of the 50% required for a pass in the test. According to the petitioners, this happened only because, the respondents had introduced minus marks for wrong answers for the valuation of the answer papers for the test, which is not stipulated even for the national eligibility test. They would contend that in this particular examination the total pass percentage was only 5.2%. Out of 33000 candidates who appeared for 37 subjects, total number of successful candidates was only 1943, out of which 1247 were in the subject of English and 338 were in the subject of Zoology. For the remaining 35 subjects only 358 candidates passed. The petitioners submit that in the peculiar circumstances of the case, the Government W.P.(C) No.25545 of 2010 2 should take a second look into the matter and try to redress the grievance of the persons like the petitioners. Petitioners have filed Exhibit P8 representation in this regard before the first respondent. Petitioners seek direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Exhibit P8 expeditiously. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Exhibit P8 representation filed by the petitioners as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment after affording an opportunity of being heard to a representative of the petitioners. S.SIRIJAGAN, JUDGE. rkc