IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATE: 22-07-2009 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JAICHANDREN Writ Petition No.13763 of 2009 Minor A.M.Dinesh .. Petitioner. rep by father and Guardian M. Marimuthu Versus 1.Director of Government Examinations, Chennai-6. 2.Selection Committee, Professional, Directorate of Medical Education, Kilpauk, Chennai-10. .. Respondents. Prayer: Petition filed seeking for a writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to revalue the answer script in respect of Question No.37 in Part II of Zoology of Biology paper and Question No.6 and 21 of Part A Type A in Physics paper of the petitioner bearing Regn No.365361 and award mark and based on the same, direct the 2nd respondent to admit the petitioner in M.B.B.S. course under the B.C. Category for the academic year 2009-2010 or in the subsequent year. For Petitioner : Mr.C.Selvaraj, Senior Advocate for Mr.S.Mani For Respondents : Mr.V.Arun Additional Government Pleader O R D E R Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2. By consent of the parties, the writ petition is taken up for final hearing and disposal. 3. The father of the petitioner has filed the affidavit in support of the writ petition. The petitioner, A.M.Dinesh, had written the Higher Secondary Examinations, held in the month of March, 2009, and he had obtained 1140 marks out of 1200 marks. The petitioner had applied for re-valuation in respect of Biology and English papers. In the re-valuation, five additional marks had been awarded in the English paper and two marks in the Biology paper. After re-valuation the total marks obtained by the petitioner is 1147. After re-valuation the petitioner has been awarded 195 marks out of 200 marks. The total https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ marks allotted to Question No.37 in Zoology paper, is ten marks. However,the petitioner had been awarded only five marks for his answer to Question No.37, even though he is entitled for the full marks. If full marks had been awarded to the petitioner he would have secured sufficient cut off marks for getting admission for the M.B.B.S. Course, under the Backward Class community. In such circumstances, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition before this Court, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for re-valuation of the answer to Question 37 Part II-Zoology of the Biology paper of the Higher Secondary Examinations, conducted in the month of March, 2009. 4. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents had placed before this Court the following particulars, based on the instructions received by her from the respondents. "Question No.37: Preparation & Management of fish pond I Preparation of pond Allotted Awarded Remarks i) Conditioning- 2 marks Lime – Layer at the bottom It removes acidity. It facilitates desirable geochemical cycles & kills unwanted soil organisms Plankton growth should be checked before stocking the fish 1 mark ------ Not written So, 1 mark was not awarded ii) Manuring – 3 Marks Organic waste, plant manure, Cow dung, pig dung, poultry manure to enhance plankton growth-- 1 Mark 1 Mark Pig dung & Poultry manure not written https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ Allotted Awarded Remarks NPK ratio 18:10:4 For a production of medium fertile soil urea rate 200 kg/ha/year. Ammonium sulphate 450 kg/ha/year Only urea was written NPK Ratio is not correct Other points medium fertile soil & ammonium sulphate was not written II Management of fish farm: Allotted Awarded Remarks i) Water quality regulating factors (any two 2 x ½ = 1 mark) (Temp-25-33O C, dissolved O2, PH 6.5-9.0, hardness alkalinity, turbidity & Plankton culture, etc) ii) Feeding – explanation 2 marks artificial food contains 30 – 40% protein, 5-10 % fat, 50-60% carbohydrates 5%, cellulose, 10% water vitamins and minerals Fish meal, prawn meal, wheat, silk worm pupa, rice bran, weeds, oil cakes For carnivorous fish – feeding should be 2% of its body weight III) Routine Management and Disease explanation – 2 marks 1 mark 1 Mark 1 Mark ---- Percentage of food types not written Meals-type was not written Routine management and disease explanation was not written As per the re-valuation done in respect of paper II-Zoology of the Biology paper of the petitioner, he is eligible for only five marks for the answer to Question No.37. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 5. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsels appearing on behalf of the petitioner, as well as the respondents and on a perusal of the records available, it is clear that the petitioner has not shown sufficient cause or reason for this Court to grant the reliefs, as prayed for by the petitioner, in the present writ petition. In view of the particulars furnished by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents, this Court is constrained to hold that the writ petition is liable to be dismissed. Hence, it is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected M.P. is closed. csh Sd/ Asst.Registrar /true copy/ Sub Asst.Registrar To 1.The Director of Government Examinations, Chennai-6. 2.The Selection Committee, Professional, Directorate of Medical Education, Kilpauk, Chennai-10. + 1 cc to the Government Pleader, SR No.33978 PUR(CO) SR/27.7.2009 Writ Petition No.13763 of 2009 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/