THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.33 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioner has prayed that directions be issued to the respondents to permit her to appear for II Year I Semester examination of MBA course. It is averred that the petitioner has been restrained from appearing the aforementioned examination on account of shortage of attendance. In the Writ Petition, it has been stated that the petitioner could not get the requisite minimum percentage of attendance i.e., 75% on account of her illness. Heard learned counsel for respondent No.1. Learned counsel for respondent No.2 placed reliance on a Division Bench decision of this Court in B. Yugandhar v. Principal, Kuppam Engineering College, Kuppam, Chitttoor District[1], wherein it is held that the action of the Principal in declining to entertain the candidature of a student to appear for examinations on account of shortage of attendance cannot be interfered with and no directions can be issued to the University to violate the mandate of Academic Regulations on the plea of sympathy. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner had only 57.19% of attendance and therefore, she fell short of minimum requisite percentage of attendance. In view of the fact that there was shortfall in the minimum requisite percentage of attendance of the petitioner and also in view of the decision in B. Yugandhar’s case (supra), the petitioner has rightly been restrained from appearing II Year I Semester MBA examination. I find no merit in the Writ Petition and the same is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________________ JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA June 20, 2011 MD IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.33 OF 2011 Between: Deepthi Mopuru .....PETITIONER AND The Registrar and another ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.33 OF 2011 June 20, 2011 [1] 2008 (2) ALT 529 (D.B.)