THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.7770 OF 2010 Dated 8th April, 2010 Between: G.Avinash Kumar …Petitioner And 1.The Vice Chancellor, JNTU, Kakinada, East Godavari District and another. …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Mr.N.Ravi Prasad Counsel for Respondent No.1: Mr.K.Rathangapani Reddy, SC for JNTU Counsel for Respondent No.2: ----- The Court made the following Order: In this Writ Petition, the petitioner sought for a Mandamus to declare the action of respondent Nos.1 and 2, in not allowing him to appear for written and practical examinations of 2nd semester of second year Computer Science Engineering scheduled to be held from 08-04-2010, on the ground that he suffered shortage of attendance, as illegal and arbitrary. According to the petitioner, he met with an accident and was in-patient from 01-01-2010 to 05-01- 2010 as he was operated upon; that he was also advised rest for 60 days from 06-01-2010 and that therefore, he could put in 33 % of attendance only. The grievance of the petitioner is that though a representation was made by him for condoning shortage of attendance, the respondents have not passed any order thereon and he was not permitted to write the examinations. I have heard Sri N.Ravi Prasad, learned Counsel for the petitioner, and the learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.1. I n B.Yugandar vs. Principal, Kuppam Engineering College, Chittoor District[1], a Division bench of this Court, of which I am a party, after considering Regulation 5 of the Academic Regulations framed by respondent No.1-University held that the Court cannot issue a judicial fiat to direct the respondents to condone the shortage of attendance beyond 10% as envisaged in the said Regulation. As the petitioner admittedly fell short of attendance far below the required 65% attendance, the respondents have no power to condone the shortage. In this view of the matter, no relief can be granted to the petitioner. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.9989 of 2010, filed by the petitioner for interim relief, is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 8th April, 2010 lur [1] 2008 (2) ALT 529 (D.B.)