IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND TEN WRIT PETITION No.24675 of 2009 Between: B.Pramod Kumar. … Petitioner And: The Osmania University, reptd., by its Registrar, Hyderabad and another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri K.V.Subba Reddy. Counsel for the respondents: Sri Deepak Bhattacharjee for R.1. None for R.2. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not permitting the petitioner to appear for 1st Semester of 4th year B.E., Course in respondent No.2- College, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner is a student of 4th year B.E (Mechanical) Course in respondent No.2-College. Respondent No.2 displayed notice, dated 31-10-2009, showing that the petitioner has only 58% attendance and, therefore, he is not permitted to appear for the 1st Semester of 4th year B.E. examinations. Questioning this notice, the petitioner filed the present Writ Petition. At the hearing, Sri K.V.Subba Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, has not disputed that under the extant Regulations of respondent No.1-University, the students shall have minimum 75% of attendance and that the college academic committee is entitled to condone the shortage of attendance upto 10%. As the petitioner, admittedly, does not have the required 65% of attendance for seeking condonation of shortage of attendance, I find no illegality in the action of the respondents in not permitting the petitioner for appearing for the 1st Semester of 4th year B.E., examinations. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed. ----------------------------------- ------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:07-7-2010 MNR