IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 15TH OCTOBER 2009 / 23RD ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 28654 of 2009(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- NISHAD IBRAHIM.N., S/O.IBRAHIM N.A. NELLIYULLATHIL HOUSE, THALIYIL P.O., KAYAKKAD VILLAGE, VADAKARA TALUK, KOZHIKODE DIST. BY ADV. SRI.RANJITH XAVIER SRI.M.MANOJ KUMAR MALLIA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, UNIVERSITY P.O., CALICUT, PIN - 673 635. 2. CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, UNIVERSITY P.O., CALICUT, PIN - 673 635. BY ADV.P.C.SASIDHARAN, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.28654 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of October, 2009 JUDGMENT Heard Sri.Ranjith Xavier, 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 eighth semester B.Tech degree examination in Electrical & Electronics Engineering conducted by the University of Calicut in June, 2009. The results were published in August, 2009. The petitioner failed in three papers; Industrial Drives, Instrumentation Systems and Soft Computing. He states that he has, therefore, applied for revaluation by submitting an application dated 20.8.2009. Though a copy of the application is not produced, a copy of the chalan evidencing payment of the sum of Rs.750/- towards revaluation fee is produced as Ext.P2. The petitioner submits that he has been offered employment abroad, that he is sure to WPC.28684/09 Page numbers secure a pass on revaluation and that in such circumstances, unless his answer scripts in the said three subjects, viz., Industrial Drives, Instrumentation Systems and Soft Computing, are expeditiously revalued, he will be put to serious prejudice. He seeks a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents to revalue his answer scripts and to publish the result within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 3. Since a copy of the application for revaluation is not produced, the learned standing counsel appearing for the University of Calicut was requested to get instructions as to whether the petitioner has applied in time for revaluation. Today, when this writ petition came up for further hearing, the learned standing counsel submitted that since the petitioner has not furnished the register number of the application, the University has not been able to ascertain whether he has applied for revaluation of his answer scripts. The learned counsel further submits that if, after verification, it is found that the petitioner has applied for revaluation of his answer scripts in WPC.28684/09 Page numbers time, the University will take steps to expeditiously revalue his answer scripts and communicate the result to him. 4. It is evident from Ext.P2 that the petitioner has remitted an amount of Rs.750/- on 20.8.2009 in the University. The fee for revaluation of an answer script is Rs.250/-. The amount remitted by the petitioner as per Ext.P2 is, therefore, prima facie suggestive of the fact that he has paid the fee for revaluation of three answer scripts. The petitioner, who has undergone the B.Tech degree, has however not taken care to produce a copy of the application submitted for revaluation. He alone can be blamed for that. In such circumstances, I am of the opinion that the only direction that can be issued to the University is to ascertain whether on or after 20.8.2009, the petitioner has applied for revaluation of his answer scripts and if so, to take steps to expeditiously revalue the answer scripts. I, accordingly, dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to verify whether the petitioner has applied WPC.28684/09 Page numbers for revaluation of his answer scripts on or after 20.8.2009 and if, on such verification, it is found that he has applied for revaluation in time, to revalue his answer scripts and to communicate the result to him within two months from today. Sd/- P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. kkb.