IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 12TH JUNE 2008 / 22ND JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 17554 of 2008(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: PETITIONER ------------------------------- MERIN VARGHESE, AGED 17, VADAKKADOM KRIPA, KUNNAKARA, PULAMON.P.O, KOTTARAKKARA, REP. BY HER NEXT FRIEND AND FATHER JACOB VARGHESE VADAKKADOM. BY ADV. SRI.ALEX N.MATHEW (KOLLAM) SRI.H.RAMANAN SRI.JAMES JOSE RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS ------------------------------------ 1. STATE OF KEREALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDINGS, SANTHI NAGAR, TRIVANDRUM-01. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.17554 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner was a candidate, who appeared for the Common Entrance Examination for admission to Professional Course in Kerala for this year. After the examination, the 2nd respondent published an answer key. According to the petitioner, going by the answer key, the answers given by the petitioner to question numbers 101 and 106 are the correct answers. But later on, the 2nd respondent changed the answer key as a result of which the petitioner lost more than ten marks. According to the petitioner, the answers in the original answer key were the correct answers as per the authoritative text books and therefore, the change of answer key is unsustainable. Detailing her grievances, the petitioner has filed Ext.P1 representation before the 2nd respondent. The petitioner now confines his prayer for a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 expeditiously. W.P.(c)No.17554/08 2 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. The petitioner shall appear before the 2nd respondent on 19.6.2008 on which date the 2nd respondent shall hear the petitioner or fix a later date for such hearing. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.17554/08 3