IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 13TH DECEMBER 2010 / 22ND AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 31091 of 2010(J) --------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- 1. ADVAITH.R.S., ADVAITHA, KALL ADANTHI, B.N.R.A.125, T.C.5/2619(8), KOWDIAR P.O., TRIVANDRUM. 2. AJITH.P.GEORGE, PAVITHRA, CLIFF HOUSE LANE, DEVASWOM BOARD JUNCTION, KOWDIAR P.O., TRIVANDRUM. 3. ALAN.A.ALEX, VVRA 6, T.C.77/486, NEAR ITI JUNCTION, CHAKAI, PETTAH P.O. 4. RAMESH CHANDRAN.R., T.C.2/1665, LEKSHMI MANGALAM, GOWREESAPATTOM PO, TRIVANDRUM. 5. SARATH MOHAN, SARIKA VENMANALIL, KODUNGANOOR, VATTIYOORKAVU P.O., TRIVANDRUM-13. 6. ANEESH.A.E., T.C.12/1556, R.C.STREET, KUNNUKUZHY, VANCHIYOOR P.O., TRIVANDRUM. 7. ARAVIND T.M., SREE VIJAY, CRAM-75, MANNAMOOLA, PEROORKADA P.O., TRIVANDRUM. 8. ASHIN XAVIER PHILIP, KATEEZHAM, SEA VIEW WARD, BAZAR P.O., ALAPPUZHA-12. 9. GLISTEN VARGHESE, KUDIYIRIPPIL, MATTOOR P.O. KALADY, ERNAKULAM. 10. SREEJITH.V., SOUPARNIKA, ANUPAMA NAGAR, PONGUMMOODU, MEDICAL COLLEGE P.O., TRIVANDRUM-11. svs/ ..........2/-... ...2... 11. RAKESH CHANDRAN.R., T.C.64/1348- RAKESH SADANAM, SANGEETHA NAGAR, KARUMON, TRIVANDRUM. 12. VINAYAK MANOHAR, KANEERATHU, KURATHIAD P.O. MAVELIKARA. 13. PRINCE PHILIP, MAMOOTIL HOUSE, CHERUVAKAL P.O., AYOOR, KOLLAM. 14. ANJU.K.THOMAS, KARUVELIL PUTHENPURAYIL, MRA 80-A, MANNAMOOLA PEROORKADA P.O., TRIVANDRUM-695005. 15. DEEPA ROSE FRANCIS, KOKKALI HOUSE, EAST KOMPARA, IRINJALAKUDA, TRICHUR. 16. DEEPTHY TERESA BABY, OROTH HOUSE, KUMARAPURAM P.O., KIZHAKAMBALAM, ERNAKULAM-683565. 17. DIVYA.T.N., THUNDIYIL HOUSE, THRIKKATTUKARA P.O., ALUVA 683106, ERNAKULAM. 18. ALBY SCARIA, PERINCHERIKKALAM, MULAKARAMEDU P.O., IDUKKI 685515. 19. RAKESH.S., THEJUS HOUSE, T.C.17/1228, VNRA, EDAPAZHANJI, THIRUMALA P.O., TRIVANDRUM. 20. MUFTHI NUJUM, SENATE, KANYAKULANGARA, VEMBAYAM P.O., TRIVANDRUM. 21. JACKSON.P.JOSE, C/O.ASHA ZACHARIAH, 4A/2, TOUCHSTONE MANOR, MATHRUBHUMI ROAD, VANCHIYOOR, TRIVANDRUM. 22. AKSHAY MOHAN, COMATH, MRA-78, MOOLAVILAKOM, TRIVANDRUM. 23. VINEETH.J., C/O.M.RAVEENDRANATH, F-2, F.STREET, JAWAHAR NAGAR, KOWDIAR P.O.695003. 24. RENJITH HENRY, KIRTI BEAUTY PARLOUR, T.C.11-0330, PANAVILA, TRIVANDRUM-15. 25. CEBIN RAJAN VARGHESE, KARULASHERIL SHABIN VILLA, MANGARAM, PANDALAM PO. svs/ .........3/-... ...3.... 26. PRAVIN MOHAN, ADARSH NAGAR 3B, PATTOM PO TRIVANDRUM. 27. ANTONY GIBBIN GEORGE, THADATHIL PURAYIDOM, TITANIUM NAGAR, KAVANADU P.O., KOLLAM. 28. DANNI JOHN SELVAN, RAJIV NAGAR, VAZHUTHACAUD, TRIVANDRUM. 29. ANAND.R., S/O.RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR, JAYALAKSHMI NIVAS, T.C.3/2488(1), PATTOM, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADVS. SRI.JOHNSON MANAYANI SRI.BENHUR JOSEPH MANAYANI RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. KERALA UNIVERSITY, REP.BY ITS REGISTRAR, UNIVERSITY COMPLEX, TRIVANDRUM. 2. DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION, REP.BY ITS DIRECTOR, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, TRIVANDRUM. 3. SYNDICATE, REP.BY ITS CHAIRMAN, VICE CHANCELLOR, KERALA UNIVERSITY, TRIVANDRUM. 4. STATE OF KERALA REP.BY ITS SECRETARY TO HIGHER EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. R1 TO 3 BY ADV. SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs/ ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 31091 OF 2010 ===================== Dated this the 13th day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioners are students of different Engineering colleges affiliated to the 1st respondent University. It is stated that they are reputed sportsmen entitled to get grace marks awarded by the University. Award of grace marks was governed by Ext.P2 guidelines of the University. While so, the University amended Clause 3 of Ext.P2 by Ext.P3 order dated 01/02/2010. Petitioners state that Ext.P3 was more beneficial to them. It is stated that while so, University issued Ext.P4 order dated 13/5/2010 ordering that Ext.P3 amendment to Clause 3 of Ext.P2 will be kept in abeyance until the issues relating to awarding of grace marks are examined and a fresh and appropriate recommendation is made. It is on the issuance of Ext.P4, complaining that the petitioners are not getting grace marks at all, the writ petition has been filed. 2. The stand taken by the University is that Ext.P4 is only a temporary suspension of Ext.P3 and that until the matter is finalised, the awarding of grace marks will be governed by Ext.P2 referred to above. It is also stated by the University that to WPC No. 31091/2010 :2 : streamline the awarding of grace marks, they have already requested the AICTE, the Central Council, to forward their relevant regulations and that once response was received from the AICTE, final decision on Ext.P4 will be taken. Therefore, one of the apprehension expressed by the petitioners is that in view of Ext.P4, students are not awarded any grace marks at all is incorrect, as according to the University, until the issue is finalised, the student will be awarded grace marks based on Ext.P2. 3. Then what remains is the grievance of the petitioner that the issue arising out of Ext.P4 should be finalised by the University on an expeditious basis. Now since it is seen from the counter affidavit filed by the University that they are awaiting response of the Central Council for taking a final decision, necessarily the University should finalise the matter immediately on receipt of the response form the AICTE. Therefore, directing that the issues arising out of Ext.P4 will be finalised by the University at any rate within 2 months from WPC No. 31091/2010 :3 : the date of receipt of the response from the AICTE, the writ petition is disposed of. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp