THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.21519 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner is studying B.Tech course in the second respondent college. He is due to take second semester examinations of the third year. However, he was not permitted to appear in the examinations on the ground that he does not have requisite percentage of attendance. Along with some others, he approached this Court by filing W.P.No.7609 of 2009. The said writ petition was disposed of on 22.07.2009 directing the University to refer the matter to the College Academic Committee to evaluate the percentage of attendance of the petitioners therein. Accordingly, the University constituted Committee, which in turn found that the percentage of attendance of the petitioner is 64.38. The regulations framed by the University mandate that the minimum percentage of attendance is 65. The petitioner contends that for a period of three days, the College conducted sports in which he participated and that needs to be taken into account. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents. Time and again this Court held that no authority of the University has the power to relax the requirement of attendance below 65%. I n K. Pradeep vs. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad[1], a Division Bench of this Court held that the time spent by a student either in participating the sports or receiving instructions in sports cannot be reckoned towards attendance. Hence, no relief can be granted in this writ petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J 23rd October, 2009 GHN [1] 2002(3) ALT 794 (D.B.)