IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 14TH AUGUST 2008 / 23RD SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 22104 of 2008(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. FARIS IBRAHIM, S/O.IBRAHIM, AGED 25, MANAKKALA VALATTIL HOUSE, PERUMPILAVU P.O. KARIKKAD, THRISSUR DIST. 2. GNANASEELAN K., S/O.KANNAN, AGED 23 TC 40/1309(4), UTHRADAM, MANAKKAD P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. PRAMEEN K.U., S/O.KRISHNA PRASAD, AGED 26 MEENA BHAVAN, MANNILA P.O., TRIVANDRUM. 4. ARUN VISHNU.S., S/O.SIVANANDAN, AGED 23 PRASADAM, TC 13/1505, BURMA ROAD, KUMARAPURAM, MEDICAL COLLEGE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.R.ANILKUMAR SRI.P.BANI RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. KERALA UNIVERSITY REP. BY REGISTRAR UNIVERSITY OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, UNIVERSITY OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, KERALA UTY. FOR R1 & 2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.22104 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 14th day of August, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are aggrieved by the apprehended action of the 1st respondent in taking away the benefit of moderation available to the petitioners as per Ext.P1. According to the petitioners, the benefit of moderation has been taken away by Ext.P2 order, which, according to the petitioners, is discriminatory in so far as the benefit of moderation is available to other students. This Court has in Ext.P3 judgment recorded the statemnt of the learned Standing Counsel for the University that the benefit of moderation provided for in Exts.P1 and P2 will continue to be available to the students appearing for supplementary examination as well. That assurance is again repeated by the learned Standing Counsel. Accordingly, recording the submission of the standing counsel for the University, this writ petition is closed. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2