IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 14TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 32553 of 2008(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- HAPPYMON.P.R, AGED 28 YEARS, S/O. PONNUMUTHAN NADAR, P.R. COTTAGE, VLATHANKARA, CHAKAL.P.O. BY ADV. SRI.K.S.HARIHARAPUTHRAN SRI.GEORGE MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR, UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE REGISTRAR, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE PRINCIPAL, P.T.M COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, MARUTHOORKONAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, KERALA UTY. FOR R2-3 GP SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).32553/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 5th day of November, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner’s application for admission to the B.Ed Degree course offered by the fourth respondent's Institution affiliated to the University of Kerala, was rejected on the premise that he did not obtain the requisite percentage of marks, namely 42%, in Parts-I, II and III of the qualifying examination. Petitioner submits that he has secured 41.6%. Being an OBC candidate, same should have been rounded to 42%. Learned Standing Counsel submits that the petitioner has been given a relaxation on the premise that he belongs to OBC. But there is no provision for rounding of 41.6% to 42%. Said system of rounding up of marks is available only in relation to the actual marks and not in relation to the percentage of marks. Submission seems to be justified. I do not find any grounds to interfere in the writ petition and the same is accordingly dismissed. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs