IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON MONDAY, THE 14TH MARCH 2011 / 23RD PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 7785 of 2011(W) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- SOUMYA.K., D/O.M.SREEDHARAN, AGED 22 YEARS, RESIDING AT N.G.NIVAS, KALARIKKADU, ARALAM P.O., KANNUR-670 704. BY ADV. SRI.SAIJU S. RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, THRIKKAKARA, KOCHI-22, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS, THE COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, THRIKKAKARA, KOCHI-22, ERNAKULAM. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI.S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAI,SC,COCHIN UNIVERSITY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, J -------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.7785 OF 2011 -------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of March 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner has approached this Court seeking to issue a writ of mandamus commanding the respondent University to publish the result of the petitioner's IV semester B.Tech Degree (Information Technology) Examination for Automata Languages and Computation, as expeditiously as possible possible, at any rate, by the end of May 2011. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has obtained some 'campus placement' and that, the publication of the result at the earliest is very much necessary to join such employment. 3. The learned standing counsel for the University submits, on instruction, that the valuation of the relevant papers would be over by May 2011 and the result would be published by June 2011. The learned counsel further submits that, if the petitioner files an application for communicating the result confidentially, in terms of the relevant Rules/regulations, the same will be acted upon and the result will be confidentially communicated to the authority concerned. W.P.(C) No. 7785/2011 - 2 - 5. In the above circumstances, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the University to publish the result as expeditiously as possible, at any rate by June 2011. In the event the petitioners file an application for communication of the result confidentially to the concerned authorities, the same shall be acted upon and necessary steps shall be taken by the University in accordance with law, communicating the result to the party concerned, as expeditiously as possible. P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON JUDGE vdv