IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD SEPTEMBER 2009 / 1ST ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 26605 of 2009(U) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- 1. RAHUL C.GUPTA ,RESIDING AT CHUNDEKKAD HOUSE, AZHIYANNOOR PO, PALAKKAD. 2. VINEETH K.M., RESIDING AT KOOTHRA HOUSE' PERUR PO, PALAKKAD. BY MR.V.CHITAMBARESH, SENIOR ADVOCATE BY ADVS. MR.JIBU P THOMAS MR.T.C.SURESH MENON MR.P.S.APPU MR.A.R.NIMOD MR.C.A.ANOOP RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, PAREEKSHA BHAVAN, THEHIPALAM, KOZHIKODE. 2. THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM ,KOZHIKODE. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, AL-AMEEN ENGINEERING COLLEGE,KULAPPULLY,PALAKKAD. BY MR.P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------- W.P(C) No.26605 of 2009-U ------------------------------ Dated this the 23rd day of September, 2009. J U D G M E N T Heard Sri.T.C.Suresh Menon, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri.P.C.Sasidharan, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Calicut University. In the nature of the order that I propose to pass, I do not deem it necessary to issue notice to or hear the third respondent. 2. The petitioners appeared for the eighth semester B.Tech. degree examination in Mechanical Engineering held by the University of Calicut in June 2009. They had also appeared for the supplementary sixth semester B.Tech degree examination held in December 2008 in three papers. The first petitioner had appeared for three papers namely "IC Engines and Gas Turbines", "Machine Design" and "Dynamics of Machinery" in the supplementary sixth semester examination. The second petitioner had appeared for two papers namely "IC Engines and Gas Turbines" and "Dynamics of Machinery". The results of the 8th semester examination and the supplementary sixth semester examination were published in August 2009. The petitioners passed the eighth semester examination in the maiden attempt. Both the petitioners failed in the paper "Dynamics of Machinery" for which they had appeared W.P(C) No.26605 of 2009-U : 2 : in the supplementary sixth semester examination. The petitioners submit that they had done well in the examination and were expecting high marks and they have therefore submitted applications for revaluation of their answer scripts in Dynamics of Machinery for which they had appeared in the supplementary sixth semester examination held in December 2008 by submitting Exts.P5 and P6 applications. It is also stated that they have paid the requisite fee. The petitioners submit that as they have completed their course and they have passed all the other semester examinations and have failed in one paper only, it is only desirable that their answer scripts are expeditiously revalued. The petitioners submit that unless their answer scripts are revalued they will be put to serious prejudice. 3. Sri.P.C.Sasidharan, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Calicut University submits that Exts.P5 and P6 applications were submitted only recently and that if the petitioners applications are in order and they have paid the requisite fee, the University will revalue the petitioner's answer scripts expeditiously and communicate the result of revaluation to them within eight weeks from today. In the light of the said submission and having regard to the fact that the petitioners have passed all the other semester examinations and have also completed their course of study, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to W.P(C) No.26605 of 2009-U : 3 : respondents 1 and 2 to re-value the petitioner's answer scripts in "Dynamics of Machinery" for which they had appeared in the supplementary sixth semester B.Tech. degree examination in Mechanical Engineering held by the University of Calicut in December 2008 and to communicate the result of revaluation within eight weeks from today. The petitioners shall in order to enable the respondents to act as directed above produce a certified copy of the judgment before the Controller of Examinations, Calicut University. Sd/- P.N.RAVINDRAN JUDGE //True Copy// PA to Judge ab