IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 10915 of 2009 Between: M. Rakesh S/o. M.B. Ramarao Studying in B.Tech Ist Year of Mech. Engineering in Bharat Institute of Engineering & Technology, Ibrahimpatnam, R.R. District, Bearing Roll No.08E11A0342 ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, rep. by its Registrar. 2 Principal Bharat Institute of Engineering & Technology, Ibrahimpatnam, R.R. District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ or order more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to permit the petitioners to appear for the examination of B.Tech I year Mechanical Course and to promote the petitioners to II year by condoning the attendance shortage of the petitioners, by declaring that Regulation 5 of academic regulations of the 1st respondent relating to shortage of attendance due to medical grounds or declare the said regulation is highly unjust, arbitrary, discriminatory and illegal and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.BALAJI VARMA Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.K.RATHANGA PANI REDDY The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No : 10915 of 2009 ORDER: Heard both sides. The petitioner herein is a student of Engineering Course. This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the action of the respondents in not permitting the petitioner to appear for the examinations on the ground of shortage of attendance in the particular semester. Even according to the petitioner, he could not attend the college for a period of 55 days on account of serious illness, and he could not dispute the fact that his attendance was less than 65% in the first year Engineering Course. As per Section 6 of the Academic Regulations made by the Jawaharlal Nehru Techlogical University, it is mandatory for every student to put in a minimum of 75% attendance in 1st year or each semester thereafter. It was also made clear in Section 6 that shortage of attendance below 65% in aggregate shall not be condoned in any case. Having considered the scope and object of Section 6 of the Regulations, this Court by order dated 30.06.2009 in W.P.No.24114 of 2008 and batch held that the question of condonation of shortage of attendance does not arise where the student had less than 65% of attendance in aggregate in a particular semester. In the instant case, since the petitioner admittedly had less than 65% of attendance, the ratio laid down in the above decision squarely applies and accordingly following the order dated 30.06.2009 in W.P.No.24114 of 2008 and batch, this Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. _____________ G.ROHINI, J Date: 22-07-2009 KLP