IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH OCTOBER 2009 / 15TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 28023 of 2009(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SIVAKUMAR C.NAIR, KOVILAKOM, VADUTHALA JETTY PO, AROOKUTTY, CHERTHALA. BY ADV. SMT.MEDONA LOPEZ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. CALICUT UNIVERSITY REP.BY ITS REGISTRAR, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM DIST. 2. CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS, CALICUT UNIVERSITY THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM DIST. STANDING COUNSEL SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 28023 OF 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T Heard Smt. Medona Lopez, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri. P.C.Sasidharan, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the University of Calicut. 2. The petitioner appeared for the 9th semester LLB degree examination conducted by the University of Calicut in May 2009. The results were published in August 2009. The petitioner failed in the paper on Land Laws. He has therefore applied for revaluation of his answer script by submitting Ext.P2 application dated 23.9.2009. It is stated that he has also paid the requisite fee. The petitioner submits that he has completed his studies and that unless his answer script on Land Laws 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 Land Laws for which he had appeared in the 9th semester LLB degree examination held in May 2009. W.P.(C) No. 28023/09 2 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 results to him within eight weeks from today, if his application is otherwise in order. I accordingly dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to revalue the petitioner's answer script on Land Laws expeditiously and to communicate the result 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. 28023/09 3