IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 18TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 27TH BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 25758 of 2009(L) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- 1. ARUN RAVINDRAN, 24 YEARS, S/O. K.RAVEENDRAN, SAPHALYAM (H) KARUMALLOOR.P.O., ALUVA, PIN-683 511. 2. VIVEK MATHEW JAMES, 23 YEARS S/O. DR. V.M.JAMES, VECHOOR HOUSE POOVARNI.P.O., PAIKA. 3. SABARINATH.P.S. 22 YEARS, S/O. P.S.SREEDHARAN, SABARI, PERUNNA.P.O. CHANGANACHERRY, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SMT.P.K.SANTHAMMA MR.M.T.MURALEEDHARAN RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, M.G.UNIVERSITY PRIYADARSINI HILLS, KOTTAYAM. 2. THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS, M.G.UNIVERSITY, PRIYADARSINI HILLS, KOTTAYAM. R1 & R2 BY ADV. MR.T.A. SHAJI, SC, M.G UNIVERSITY. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. P.N.RAVINDRAN,J. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 25758 of 2009 L ---------------------------------------- Dated 18th September, 2009 Judgment Heard Smt.P.K. Santhamma, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Sri.T.A.Shaji, the learned standing standing counsel appearing for the Mahatma Gandhi University. 2. The petitioners are medical students. They have completed their course of study which is of four and half years' duration. They have also appeared for the final year examination which was over by 13.8.2009. The petitioners state that only 93 final year MBBS students appeared in the final year examination. They submit that the University has also collected a fee of Rs.300/- from each student as fee for centralized valuation, in order to ensure speedy valuation of the answer scripts. The petitioners submit that unless the results of the final year MBBS examination are expeditiously published, they will lose their opportunity to apply for House Surgency. On these grounds, the petitioners seek a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the Mahatma Gandhi University to declare the results of the final year MBBS examination W.P.(C) No.25758/2009 2 of the 2004 batch at the earliest and, in any event, before 30.9.2009. 3. Sri.T.A.Shaji, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Mahatma Gandhi University submits that the valuation process is going on and that the University will take steps to publish the result before 31.10.2009. He also submits that if the petitioners require their marks to be communicated to any authority confidentially, it will be open to the petitioners to make a request in that regard and that such requests will be entertained and marks confidentially communicated to the authorities concerned, after the marks are tabulated. I therefore dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Mahatma Gandhi University to ensure that the result of the final year MBBS examination of the 2004 batch of students is published expeditiously and, in any event, before 31.10.2009. It will be open to the petitioners to move the University, after the tabulation of the marks is over, to communicate their marks confidentially to the institutions where they propose to undergo House Surgency. P.N.RAVINDRAN Judge vaa