IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 16TH OCTOBER 2009 / 24TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 29282 of 2009(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- VISHNU A., S/O.ARVINDAKSHAN NAIR, AGED 23 YEARS, RESIDING AT MATHURA HOUSE, PAZHAVEEDU P.O., ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.T.MADHU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR, OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF CALICUT UNIVERSITY, CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY SRI. P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 29282 OF 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T Heard Sri. T.Madhu, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri. P.C.Sasidharan, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Calicut University. 2. The petitioner appeared for the combined 1st and 2nd semester supplementary B.Tech degree examination in Mechanical Engineering held in December, 2008 by the Calicut University. The results were published in August, 2009. The petitioner again failed in the paper on Engineering Graphics. He has therefore applied for revaluation of his answer script by submitting the original of Ext.P1 application dated 3.7.2009. The petitioner had in the meanwhile appeared for and passed the 8th semester examination. He has also paid the requisite fee. The petitioner submits that he has passed all the other semester examinations and all the other papers of the first and second semesters and that unless his answer script in Engineering Graphics, is revalued expeditiously, he will be put to serious prejudice. In this writ petition the petitioner seeks a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to revalue his answer script in Engineering Graphics and to communicate the result W.P.(C) No. 29282/09 2 to him expeditiously. 3. Sri.P.C.Sasidharan, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Calicut University submits that the University will revalue the petitioner's answer script and communicate the result to him within eight weeks from today, if the application is otherwise in order. I accordingly dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to revalue petitioner's answer script in Engineering Graphics and to communicate the result of such revaluation to him within eight weeks from today. The petitioner shall, in order to enable the respondents to act as directed above, produce a certified copy of this judgment before the Controller of Examinations, Calicut University. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE vps W.P.(C) No. 29282/09 3 P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE vps W.P.(C) No. 29282/09 4