IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 3RD JULY 2009 / 12TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 18121 of 2009(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SURUMI BASHEER, MUNDACKAL HOUSE, THANKALAM, KOTHAMANGALAM P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN 686691. BY ADV. SRI.A.A.ABUL HASSAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. PRINCIPAL, MODEL ENGINEERING COLLEGE, THRIKKAKARA, KOCHI-682021. 2. DIRECTOR, INSITUTE OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR R1 & 2 SRI.S.SUJIN, SC, IHRD FOR R1 & 2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 18121 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 3rd July,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner has completed her B.Tech Course in Electronics and Communication from a college affiliated to the MG University. Eighth semester examinations were held in May 2009. Petitioner has already completed 7th semester successfully. Second respondent is an institution affiliated to the Kochi University of Science and Technology. Petitioner applied for M.Tech course offered by the 1st respondent . Eligibility is a B.Tech Degree from a recognized university with a minimum of 60% marks and valid Gate score. In the absence of candidates with Gate score, marks of the qualifying examination will be considered. Petitioner has a Valid Gate score. But he is prevented from being considered for an admission to the M.Tech course in the 1st respondent because there is delay on the part of the M.G University in declaring the results of 8th semester examination. Petitioner points out W.P ( C) No. 18121 of 2009 2 that she cannot be held responsible for the delay in the declaration of the results of the 8th semester examination and that in several institutions including National Institute of Technology, a provision is made for a candidate, who has completed up to the 7th semester and who has already given the 8th semester examination to apply for M.Tech giving them time up to 30th of September to produce the results of the 8th semester examination. She claims that similar treatment should have been adopted by the Kochi University and the 1st respondent. 2. Heard Sri.Abdul Hassan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri.N.N.Sugunapalan, learned Senior counsel for the 1st respondent. It would have been appropriate if the Kochi University had taken note of the fact that there seems to be a delay in the declaration of results in almost all other universities in Kerala. But I am not in a position to say that they have acted illegally in drawing up a schedule for the academic year. Students who had completed B.Tech course in 2008, have now applied for M.Tech and have been admitted for M.Tech. W.P ( C) No. 18121 of 2009 3 In the circumstances, I do not find any warrant or justification to issue any direction to respondents. Writ petition is dismissed. (V.GIRI,JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 18121 of 2009 4 W.P ( C) No. 18121 of 2009 5