IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 6TH DECEMBER 2011 / 15TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 32473 of 2011(H) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------------- 1. JASIM ABDULLA,S/O.FAISAL ABDULLA , AGED 25 YEARS,FINAL YEAR M.B.B.S STUDENT, T.D. MEDICAL COLLEGE,VANDANAM, ALAPPUZHA,RESIDING AT ODAYAPURATH HOUSE, PARAMBATHU VILLAGE,RANDATHANI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT 2. FRESHY THOMAS, S/O.THOMAS P.J,AGED 25 YEARS, FINAL YEAR M.B.B.S STUDENT, T.D. MEDICAL COLLEGE,VANDANAM, ALAPPUZHA BY ADV. SRI.C.A.CHACKO SMT. C.M. CHARISMA SRI. R. VIJAYACHANDRAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY REGISTRAR, KARYAVATTOM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM PIN 695 581 2. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, KARYAVATTOM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 581 3. THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA KARYAVATTOM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 581 4. THE PRINCIPAL, T.D. MEDICAL COLLEGE, VANDANAM,ALAPPUZHA 688 001 R1 TO R3 BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM, SC FOR UNIVERSITY OF KERALA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sd/- WPC NO. 32473/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF CIRCULATION DATED 2/11/2011 EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF PRESS RELEASE DATED 16/11/2011 EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF CIRCULAR DATED 16/11/2011 EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION TO 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 16/11/2011 THROUGH 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION TO 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 16/11/2011 THROUGH 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF FORWARDING NOTE DATED 16/11/11 EXT.P7 TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF EXAMINATION CALENDER 2011 EXT.P8 TRUE COPY OF RECOMMENDATION OF 4TH RESPONDENT DATED 31/10/2011 EXT.P9 TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 22/11/11 IN WPC NO.31064/11 EXT.P10 TRUE COPY OF COMMUNICATION DATED 25/11/11 OF 3RD RESPONDENT RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS NIL TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE sd/- ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 32473 of 2011 H ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 6th day of December, 2011 J U D G M E N T ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Petitioners are final year MBBS students of T.D. Medical College, Alappuzha. The 3rd professional MBBS (Part II) Degree examination is scheduled to commence on 07.12.2011. Pointing out various reasons, petitioners want the examination to be postponed. On an earlier occasion, complaining that their representations in this behalf were not considered, petitioners filed W.P(C) No.31064/2011. That writ petition was disposed of by Ext.P9 judgment, directing that the University will consider the request of the petitioners. Accordingly, the University considered the matter and issued Ext.P10 order, rejecting the request. It is challenging Ext.P10 and seeking a direction for postponement of the examination, this writ petition is filed. 2. According to the petitioners, their internal examination was completed only recently and, therefore, W.P.(C) No.32473/2011 : 2 : they did not get sufficient time to prepare for the examination. It is on this basis, petitioners seek a direction for postponing the examination. However, in Ext.P10 order, it is stated by the Controller of Examinations thus:- “ The tentative dates of examinations were given in the website of the University in the first week of October itself. The University has already directed the colleges to schedule the internal examinations such that the students will get sufficient study holidays. (Circular attached). The results of the previous examinations were published well ahead and none of the colleges could point out any valid reason for the lagging of clinical posting/conduct of internal examinations in their institution. The Third Professional MBBS Part-I examination has been scheduled to be conducted in the first week of January 2012 and hence the postponement of III Part II examination will lead to overlapping of examinations. Each postponement will lead to delay in publishing the results and W.P.(C) No.32473/2011 : 3 : ultimate course lag. Therefore, it is humbly submitted that the request for postponement of Third Professional MBBS Part-II examination cannot be entertained by the University, considering the larger interest of the students community.” 3. Reading of the aforesaid portion of Ext.P10 shows that the University had scheduled the examination sufficiently earlier and that, if at all, any delay has occurred, it was for no fault of the University. It is also stated that, if the examination now scheduled is postponed for any reason, that will result in overlapping of examinations and other practical examinations. In the light of the reasons stated in Ext.P10 and also having regard to the very limited scope of interference by this Court in academic matters, I am not persuaded to think that Ext.P10 warrants any interference. Writ petition fails and accordingly, it is dismissed. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks/06/12 // True Copy // P.A. To Judge