IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.4928 of 2008 Between: P.Kameswara Rao, S/o.Nageswara Rao, H.No.3-1-381/1, Nimboli Adda, Kachiguda, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Registrar, Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Open University, Ramreddy Marg, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. 2 The Controller of Examinations, Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Open University, Ramreddy Marg, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring the action of the respondents in not declaring the result of the petitioner for B.A.Degree and not issuing marks memo for the said course for the Hall Ticket bearing Number 350479046 as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and violative of principles of natural justice and to pass such other order or orders as the Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice and circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: M/S. LAWYERS GRID Counsel for the Respondents: MR.S.MOHAN RAO The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.4928 OF 2008 ORDER: This writ petition has been instituted as the respondent University has not declared the result of the writ petitioner for the B.A. Degree course examinations for which he appeared. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University is a unique institution, which provides for the enthusiasts to pursue their academic interests, even without their possessing the formal qualifications. The writ petitioner appears to have been registered for the B.A. Degree examinations. He was assigned hall ticket No.350479046. While filling up the Under Graduate Examinations Registration Form bearing Sl.No.267270, the writ petitioner had not taken enough care in entering the code number in the single digit slots provided in the aforementioned registration form. Consequently, the last five digits of his hall ticket number, which are 79046, have been so entered, at the first blush, it would appear like 99046. Due to this confusion, which has been created, may be quite inadvertently, while filling up the registration form, the results of the writ petitioner could not be declared by the respondent University in time. Pursuant to the notice issued in this writ petition, the University has carried out the necessary inspection and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent University disclosed today that the writ petitioner’s result for the first and second years of the three year B.A. Degree course has been published and, in fact, he has been declared to have passed the said examinations. Learned Standing Counsel has also furnished the original memorandums of marks, which are liable to be given to the petitioner, to the learned counsel for the petitioner. Therefore, to this extent, the grievance of the petitioner stands redressed. The petitioner will no longer have to appear for the first year and second year examinations. However, insofar as the third year degree course examinations appeared by the writ petitioner during May 2007, the results of which have been published on 12.10.2007, his result has been cancelled for the malpractices detected by the University. The writ petitioner is one amongst several such candidates whose results at the said examinations have been cancelled. However, the University has gracefully allowed such candidates to appear for the third year U.G. Annual Examinations scheduled to be held in the month of May 2008 (Spell-1). In view of this, the petitioner having been rendered eligible to appear for the third year examinations slated to be held during the month of May 2008 and since the petitioner himself has already submitted his application seeking to appear at the said examination, I do not consider it necessary to pronounce any opinion on the decision of the University in canceling his result for the third year. Thus, the grievances of the petitioner in all respects have been redressed and, hence, the writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. _________________________ (Nooty Ramamohana Rao, J) 30th April, 2008. IBL To 1 The Registrar, Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Open University, Ramreddy Marg, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. 2 The Controller of Examinations, Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Open University, Ramreddy Marg, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. 3 Two CD Copies