IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST OCTOBER 2009 / 29TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 29748 of 2009(K) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. SOORAJ.R., S/O. RAMSON, AGED 23 YEARS RESIDING AT CHOORAKOTTAYIL HOUSE, ADAPPILY ROAD VENNALA.P.O., ERNAKULAM. 2. AZIN AZEEZ P.M. PLLIMANCHAYILIL HOUSE CHELLOOR, P.O.PAZHOOR, KUTTIPPURAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 3. SHFIL.N. SHAMEENAS HOUSE, POILISSERY.P.O THIROOR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.MADHU RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF CALUCUT 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 21/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 29748 OF 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T Heard Sri. Madhu T., the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Sri. P.C.Sasidharan, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Calicut University. 2. The petitioners appeared for the 8th semester B.Tech degree examination in Mechanical Engineering held in June, 2009 by the Calicut University. The results were published in August, 2009. The petitioners failed in the paper on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning System Design. They have therefore applied for revaluation of their answer scripts by submitting the originals of Exts.P1 to P3 applications. The petitioners submit that they had done well in the examination and if their answer scripts in Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning System Design are revalued, they are sure to secure a pass. The petitioners also submit that they have completed their course of study and unless their answer scripts are revalued expeditiously, they will be put to serious prejudice. It is also stated that they had availed educational loans from the Banks to meet the expenses of their education and that if on revolution they secure a pass, they can seek employment thereby enabling them to repay the loan expeditiously. On these grounds, the petitioners seek a writ in the W.P.(C) No. 29748/09 2 nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to revalue their answer scripts in Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning System Design and to communicate the results to them expeditiously. 3. Sri.P.C.Sasidharan, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Calicut University submits that the University will revalue the petitioners' answer scripts and communicate the results to them within eight weeks from today, if their applications are otherwise in order. I accordingly dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to take steps to have the petitioners' answer scripts in Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning System Design revalued and to communicate the result of revaluation to them within eight weeks from today. The petitioners 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. 29748/09 3