IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER MONDAY, THE 10TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 19TH KARTHIKA 1930 W.A.No. 2187 of 2008 ------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.29257/2008 DATED 22/10/2008 .................... APPELLANT/PETITIONER: ------------------------------------- JOHN PAUL, AGED 34 YEARS, S/O.PAUL, ALUMKAL HOUSE, KANGAZHA VILLAGE. NEDUMANNY P.O., NEDUMKUNNAM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.A.X.VARGHESE SRI.A.V.JOJO RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS: ----------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. VICE CHANCELLOR, M.G.UNIVERSITY, ATHIRAMPUZHA, KOTTAYAM. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, MAR ATHANESIOUS COLLEGE, KOTHAMANGALAM. R1 BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.MEERA R2 BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.T.A.SHAJI THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & A.K.BASHEER, J. ------------------------------------------- W.A.No.2187 of 2008 ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 10th day of November, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu, C.J. This writ appeal is directed against the orders passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C) No.29257 of 2008 dated 22nd October, 2008. By the impugned order, the learned Single Judge has declined to grant the reliefs sought for by the petitioner. (2) Petitioner has completed his B.Tech. Engineering Degree Course [Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)] from a college affiliated to the Bangalore University. According to him, he has secured 57.3% marks in the 7th and 8th Semesters of B.Tech./B.E. Degree Course. (3) He has applied for a seat in M.Tech. Degree Course in the batch of 2008-2010 in Mar Athanasius College affiliated to the second respondent M.G.University. He has been denied admission solely on the ground that he has not obtained 55% marks in B.Tech./B.E. Degree Course. Therefore, he is before this Court for a direction to the College and the University to provide admission to the petitioner. (4) Admittedly, the second respondent University in its Regulations has stated that if a student has to secure admission in M.Tech. Degree Course, necessarily he has to secure 55% of the average marks in B.Tech./B.E. Degree Course. The petitioner has secured only 52.3% marks W.A.No.2187 of 2008 2 in the B.Tech/B.E. Degree Course. Keeping in view the Regulations of the University, the college authorities have denied admission to the petitioner. (5) The petitioner has not questioned the Regulations framed by the University. The only prayer made in the writ petition is to direct the respondents to give him admission solely on the ground that he has secured 57.3% marks in 7th and 8th Semesters of the B.Tech./B.E. Degree Course. Since the University in its own Regulations has stipulated 55% of marks for admission to M.Tech. Degree Course, and the College authorities are expected to follow the Regulations, the third respondent College, in our opinion, has rightly denied admission to the petitioner. (6) Keeping in view the Regulations of the University, the learned Single Judge, in our opinion, has rightly rejected the writ petition. We do not see any error in the orders passed by the learned Single Judge which would call for our interference in appeal. Therefore, the writ appeal requires to be rejected and it is rejected. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (A.K.BASHEER) JUDGE vns