High Court Kerala High Court

Jayaresmi T.N. vs Mahatma Gandhi University on 13 September, 2010

Kerala High Court
Jayaresmi T.N. vs Mahatma Gandhi University on 13 September, 2010
       

  

  

 
 
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

WP(C).No. 14542 of 2010(P)


1. JAYARESMI T.N., AGED 27 YEARS,
                      ...  Petitioner

                        Vs



1. MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED
                       ...       Respondent

2. THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINTIONS,

                For Petitioner  :SRI.P.HARIDAS

                For Respondent  :SRI. T.A. SHAJI, SC, M.G.UNIVERSITY

The Hon'ble MR. Justice ANTONY DOMINIC

 Dated :13/09/2010

 O R D E R
                       ANTONY DOMINIC, J.
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                  W.P.(C.) No.14542 of 2010 (P)
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           Dated, this the 13th day of September, 2010

                          J U D G M E N T

Petitioner was a M.Sc Mathematics student during the

academic year 2003-05. According to her, she is having an

aggregate of 63% marks. But she filed for one mark in the subject

Differential Geometry. It is stated that originally she appeared for

the subject in 2004 and secured 19 marks, which after revaluation

was became 29. It is stated that she made three more attempts and

its results and revaluation results were against her. Finally she

appeared for the subject in January, 2009, the marks of which after

revaluation became 39.

2. The first prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to

conduct a further revaluation of the answer paper. Even according

to the petitioner, there is no Regulation providing for such

revaluation of papers which are already revalued. It is the settled

position of law that in the absence of any provision in the

Regulation for a further revaluation, this Court cannot pass such an

order. In this case, in the absence of any provision for a further

revaluation, this Court will not be justified in passing an order as

sought for by the petitioner.

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3. In so far as the second prayer for moderation marks is

concerned, in the statement filed by the University, their case is that

the petitioner is not eligible for moderation marks as she did not

pass the subject during the year 2004, the first time she appeared

for the subject in question. There is absolutely no material in this

writ petition to suggest that the stand taken by the University is

incorrect. If that be so, the petitioner cannot seek for a direction for

award of any moderation marks.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits though as per the

Regulations, January 2009 examination was the last chance available

to the petitioner, there has been instances when the University has

allowed students to appear again for the examination. On this

basis, learned counsel submits that the petitioner shall be given

another chance to appear for the examination. In so far as this

prayer is concerned, this is not an issue covered by pleadings in the

writ petition. Therefore, if at all, the petitioner has such a claim, I

leave it open to the petitioner to pursue the matter before the

University, in which event it is for the University to decide on the

request of the petitioner.

This writ petition is disposed of as above.

(ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE)
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