IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH TUESDAY, THE 19TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 30TH MAGHA 1929 W.A.No. 400 of 2008 --------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.3946/2008 DATED 07/02/2008 .................... APPELLANT/PETITIONER: ------------------------------------- VIDYA.P., D/O.P.DAMODARAN, 'CHAITHANYA', RAMARAM ROAD, P.O.NILESWAR, KASARGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT: ------------------------------------------- KANNUR UNIVERSITY, KANNUR, REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTRAR, KANNUR UNIVERSITY, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.M.SASEENDRAN,SC,KANNUR UNIVERSITY THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & K.M.JOSEPH, J. ------------------------------------------ W.A.No.400 of 2008 ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 19th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu, C.J. The petitioner who had completed her studies in B.Tech. Degree Course, had approached this Court for a direction to the respondent University to issue a provisional degree certificate. The prayer made in the writ petition was opposed by the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the University, inter alia, contending that the provisional degree certificate can be issued only after the declaration of the results of the B.Tech. Degree Examination. 2. The learned Single Judge has accepted the version of the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the University and accordingly has declined to entertain the writ petition and issue the direction that was sought for by the petitioner. Aggrieved by the orders so passed by the learned Single Judge, the petitioner is before us in this writ appeal. 3. Sri.Kaleeswaram Raj, learned counsel appearing for the appellant, would inform us that the respondent University had issued the confidential mark list to the appellant and with the help of that confidential mark list, the appellant has joined the M.Tech. Degree Course. Therefore, there is no justification for the University in refusing to issue a provisional degree certificate on the ground that the results of the 8th semester of the B.Tech. Degree Course have not yet been announced by the respondent University. It is further stated that the delay in the issue of the provisional degree certificate would result with adverse consequences against the appellant. 4. At the time of hearing of this writ appeal for admission, we had requested the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent University to inform W.A.No.400 of 2008 2 us within what date the University will announce the results of the 8th semester of B.Tech. Degree Course. On instructions, the learned Standing Counsel for the University would submit that the results would be announced on or before 20th March, 2008. The learned Standing Counsel for the University also states that after the results are being announced, necessary arrangements will be made to issue the provisional degree certificate to the appellant. 5. In view of the submission made by the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent University, it may not be necessary for us at this stage to go into the merits or demerits of the appellant's case. Accordingly, we dispose of the writ appeal in the following terms: ORDER i) Writ appeal is disposed of. ii) The respondent University shall announce the results of the 8th semester of B.Tech. Degree Course held by the University on or before 20th March, 2008. Immediately thereafter, the University will take effective steps to issue the provisional degree certificate to the appellant. With these observations and directions the writ appeal is disposed of. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (K.M.JOSEPH) JUDGE vns