{"id":269609,"date":"2008-03-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-30T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-shivananda-manohar-j-vs-rajiv-gandhi-university-of-health-on-31-march-2008"},"modified":"2018-08-20T20:41:43","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T15:11:43","slug":"sri-shivananda-manohar-j-vs-rajiv-gandhi-university-of-health-on-31-march-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-shivananda-manohar-j-vs-rajiv-gandhi-university-of-health-on-31-march-2008","title":{"rendered":"Sri Shivananda Manohar J vs Rajiv Gandhi University Of Health &#8230; on 31 March, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Sri Shivananda Manohar J vs Rajiv Gandhi University Of Health &#8230; on 31 March, 2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: Ashok B.Hinchigeri<\/div>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AsHoKIB;DN HIN.cHiNGEi{1fQf\n\nClw writ Petition !\\_l9,3g1g _o!' 2on3, \n\nSR1 ABHIJIT R;HON_AGGi3.1_J     I I\nS\/'O SR1 H.\u00a7.\ufb01A:viAms\u00a7A I   I  \nAGED ABOUT--25 YEA   ~~ _   \nR\/AT JZD 11.04, JUDGES Iqualmezns, D\nNA'l'IONALGA3VlES VMAGE  I. I\nKORAMANGALA,  *   \nBANGALORE 35. ~   I\n   '  PETITIONER\n\n. 4'  _ IE5\"!  em. NAIK.----sR. ADVOCATE FOR LAW ASSOCIATES)\n\n IJI;AI\" u a\n\nma) IeAnb\u00a7\u00a71I~umNERsm or\nnLn|. In .3 .-E\"u'C'~'$,\n\n *KARNATA.KA\u00e9V4\"\"' T BLOCK, JAYANAGAR,\n  \n\n \" 'REPRESENTED av ITS REGISTRAR.\n\n Rtsvuuut\ufb02l\n(BY SR1 N K RAMESH, ADVOCATE)\n\nI THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227\n\n _ I\"\".I().IlI'?IITHE cousmunon or INDIA PRAYING T0 QUASH THE RESULT\n oecmaeo av me nesvonoem, AS coumneo m mm-:xune--r=\n\nAND ETC.\n\n\n\nNI\n\nnun. n_a.I.|.:..._ u._. !\"l1Q .3 man:\n L1\u00a3LElI\n\nBETWEEN'\n\nDR. SARA HARODN\n\nD\/0 LATE HARooN HASAN,\nAGED ABOUT 26 YEARS,\nR!AT.N0.166. N.I1.C.S.LAYOUT,\n3\"\" STAGE, 4\"\" BLOCK,\nDAsAwEsH.wAR.AnAeAR,.\nBANGALORE-79.\n\n      \n(av SR1 ARANDA K.' ADMJCATE)\nAND A A     R.  \n\nTHE RAIN GANDHILINEVERSITY   .j  :\nDE     \n4'\"'rBLocKJAYAMAGAR,_   _   A\nBANGALORE-41.,   A   .. A '\n\nBY ITS REGISTRAR. A\n\nA   A (\"E'S'if\u00a3:'-:l\u00a7I .51-\"\ufb02--.':F.'AHESH. ADvocATE) \n\nTHIs WRIT PE'i'I1'i\u00a25I\u20ac\u00bb\":I\u00a7.\u00bbR.?'I5IV.I.ED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227\nor THE consmunom or IRDIA PRAYING T0 QUASH THE RESULTS\n BY THE' RESPONDENT AS CONTAINED IN ANNEXURE-E AND<\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_1\">    &#8230;.. ..\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\">\n<p> &#8216;SR1 SHNAFJANDA MANOHARJ<\/p>\n<p>A \u00ab.12\u00bb-2*ARE_s;&#8217;o. sR1 VJADAI SWAHY<\/p>\n<p>A  A A.GEDEAaom 27__YEARS<br \/>\n RlAT.,N(&#8216;\u00a3-.675, 15&#8242; FLOOR,<br \/>\n._&#8217;KUGUBANDE ROAD, E &amp; F BLOCK<\/p>\n<p>%    KUV;&#8217;EMPU NAGAR, MYSORE &#8211; 570023.<\/p>\n<p> PETITIONER<\/p>\n<p>{BY 5!?! Mi?&#8221; .. .I!(,&#8211; 5!; A QFATE FDR. Mia:-=  AS-$QQ1_A.&#8217;!&#8217;E\u00a7)<\/p>\n<p>Harv wt&#8217;: &#8211; -.,<\/p>\n<p>AND<\/p>\n<p>RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES<br \/>\nKARNATAKA 47&#8243; T BLOCK, JAYANAGAR<br \/>\nBANGALORE ~ 560041.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_2\">REP BY ITS REGISTRAR; I I<\/p>\n<p>(av sru N K Ranestj, Aus.\u00aboc.m&#8217;;I   _<br \/>\nms wnrr PETITION IS FILEI$&#8221;{INDERIIFi1TCLES 226 AND 227<\/p>\n<p>OF THE C\\&#8217;}a&#8217;u&#8217;S&#8217;5&#8217;i&#8221;\u00a5&#8217;u&#8217;i&#8217;E\\&#8217;}\ufb02 OF\u00bb Il&#8217;I&#8217;\ufb01II.\\&#8217;Pl&#8217;:-if-|V&#8217;I&#8217;\u00a7Ii(&#8216;?.&#8221;T. T6 QW-&#8216;&#8221;\\Si&#8217;i&#8221; THE \ufb01SUi_T<\/p>\n<p>DECLARE!) BY THE ,   IN ANX-F AND ETC.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_3\">\nBETWEEN &#8216;    <\/p>\n<p>DR. K.B. GEETHA    &gt;    ,&#8217;<br \/>\nMo on MANJU..PRAKASH   \u00ab I<br \/>\nAGeAaoLri&#8217;43v;:\u00a2xns<br \/>\nRESIDINGE AT_No.6\u00a33{1., 4?&#8221; seam!<br \/>\n57&#8243; 09.0-SS&#8217;, C\u00a7!A!*E!|.R.5.~!PET   &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>BANGALORE 7 550 018   <\/p>\n<p> (B? 5&#8217;35. 52% E{&#8216;\ufb01Au&#8217;-u&#8217;R6Z &#8220;-&#8216;Tait&#8217;, r&#8221;\\I&#8217;3&#8217;\\fi&#8217;If&#8217;..F\\T&#8217;I3)<\/p>\n<p>~  V&#8217;\\i&#8217;Ii.&#8217;;;a?;&#8221;*:T&#8217;;iiiE$&#8217;iiisEiELLf1I'&lt;<br \/>\nrquiv GANDMUNNERSIW OF HEALTH SCIENCES<br \/>\n4&quot;&quot;&#039;~&#039;.T&#039; amm, JAVANAGAR<\/p>\n<p> BANGALQRE &#8211; 550 041<\/p>\n<p>I [f  G22&#039;;-. W-&#039;lE&#8230;REvGISTRAR!EVALUAT10\ufb02]<\/p>\n<p>&#039;  GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_4\">-1&#8243;&#8221; &#8216;T&#8217; BLOCK, <\/p>\n<p> &#8221;   EANGALORE &#8211; 550 041<br \/>\nI I      . I  73. THE DIRECTOR<\/p>\n<p>MEDICAL Em.&#8217;C.&#8217;=&#8217;.&#8217;E&#8217;I0&#8243; &#8220;&#8216;E&#8221;&#8216;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>II<\/p>\n<p>ANAND I&#8217;-&#8216;(A0 CIRCLE<br \/>\nBANGALORE &#8212; 560 009<\/p>\n<p>(BY SR1 N.K.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_5\">sn<\/p>\n<p>l-Ill<\/p>\n<p>Mensa.  ea;  &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>THIS wan !=1Ir=n Ill&#8217;-.|DE . Anni&#8217;?-== \u20ac25&#8242;  &#8216;F THE<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_6\">&#8212;n&#8212;iv \\&#8217;I I ru &#8216;1! Amount)<\/p>\n<p>CONSTITUTION OF I DIA PRAYING I  THE PROVISIONAL<br \/>\nMARK SHEET OF ExrA&#8217;u&#8221;III~r&#8217;\\.r.Es.&#8217;}I&#8217;I1 F  ENIWANCE<br \/>\nCONDUCTED BY FIRST RE PONDENT:.VI\ufb02E&#8217;.Ai&#8217;5EXURE-E PGET 2008;<\/p>\n<p>ET!&#8217;<br \/>\nAIIU I: I\\..-.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_7\">!&#8217;I&#8217;l<\/p>\n<p>IN TH &#8216;SE PETE&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_8\">v:1*ns.seeiJnEE&#8221;?r: amen Hanan, RESERVED<br \/>\nroe onoens on; e<\/p>\n<p>I<br \/>\nP&#8217;rEGi&#8217;v&#8221;&#8221;u&#8217;iviCEi&#8217;) THE._FO\u00a7ei;GWING:  _V __ _A<\/p>\n<p>As i:i__1e*and law invoived in these four<\/p>\n<p>petitions areIlsubstentiaiiyi\ufb01sl\u00e9rniiar, they are clubbed, heard<\/p>\n<p>together: &#8216;end are being disposed of by t..\u00a3s common order.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; .:.V&#8217;2.&#8212; _  facts of the cases are that the petitioners<\/p>\n<p>  apoeaired foruth_e..:&#8217;Post Graduate Entrance Test for admission to<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;i~..___M.edIcal &#8216;a.ndg_Dental coursg for the ecedem&#8230; year 2908:2099.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab   E*VTExa-gminetlon is of muitipte-choice type requiring: the<br \/>\n  ._&#8221;cendtdEate to choose one response out of four alternatives. The<br \/>\n,_  O   &#8220;notice! Mark Reader (&#8216;O.M.R.&#8217; for short) answer sheet Is required<br \/>\n to be marked in black or blue ballpoint pen; a copy of the O.M.R.<\/p>\n<p>  O \u00ab  it .i.%.r nssaonnenfs or f<br \/>\nRAMESH. Aovoceretreri as-Arid 2;&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>rm L?RQNOUNcE&#8217;M_ENTfE&#8217;HIS BAY, THE count<\/p>\n<p>answer sheet is retained by the candidate. Each quezstiori\ufb01irries<\/p>\n<p>one mark. For marking one response correctiygjtheeiifcisrididatet__&#8217;<br \/>\nwould be awarded one mark. The Iqu&#8217;esti&#8217;on&#8221;.4:pa:oer91acairriieed  3. <\/p>\n<p>&#8216;questions. There is no negative mari\u00e9indn-&#8216;for choosi-no <\/p>\n<p>the  :insvir\u00e9rsrv5%s,nd&#8217;7:&#8217;fountiijiiai: hewhas answered 154 questions<\/p>\n<p>correctly!\u00bb fie Vwas1&#8243;&#8216;.therefo&#8217;r&#8217;e\u00abanticipating to get 154 marks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;However, when_:&#8217;the&#8217;.&#8217;- respondent announced the results, the<br \/>\n;j&#8217;:&#8217;Vpetttioneryhad ..secure&#8221;d&#8221;&#8216;1V53 marks. Aoorieved by the denial of<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;one&#8217; vssnetltioner sought retotailing and veri\ufb01cation of<\/p>\n<p>III! I I3! IGIII-G III-I II &#8220;E,    <\/p>\n<p>ii<\/p>\n<p>web site, she found that she has answered 160i-V<\/p>\n<p>correctly. However when the respondent announced  <\/p>\n<p>o.M.R. answer sheet. &#8220;But on retoteiiino &#8216;ends-Vxe\ufb01\ufb01ta &#8216; it<\/p>\n<p>there was no change In the*marks.'&#8221;The}\/&#8217;stood etV1*59.:<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;D&#8217;<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_9\">5. The case e. hev-petitioner  1 <\/p>\n<p>2008 is that on 1:;he{*:fki.hg,v:the.. &#8216;eferer*e te the he;<\/p>\n<p>answers nvotiflleclzort:&#8221;theV&#8221;weh&#8217;V&#8217;slite.&#8221;he Vfgoulnd that he had answered<br \/>\n148 questions kl-&#8216;|e.___was therefore hoping to ad 148<\/p>\n<p>marks. To   that he had secured only 139<\/p>\n<p>_marks_; when .Vth\u00bbe_V_V&#8217;res_piondent announced the results. on<\/p>\n<p>nleeesserifisetlen, the respondent University gave him<\/p>\n<p>142 &#8216;r-r1eri&lt;e.&quot;&#8211;~.g&#039;\u00a7\u00a75tetih\ufb01 th-t he is &#039;titled he 14% seems as eeeies.<\/p>\n<p> the revised &#039;1-ezhmarks, this petition is filed.<\/p>\n<p>on<br \/>\nin<br \/>\nl=&quot;!<br \/>\nII<br \/>\nILD<br \/>\nin<\/p>\n<p>of the petitioner in writ petition No.3379 of<\/p>\n<p>&#039;*~26&quot;38 is that when she checked ..er re.-&#8230;.s in th_ I\u00a5;8.!.&#039;!1.!!&#039;!I.I.t!|_3.l!- in<\/p>\n<p> pukquestlon with reference to the revis&#039;d &quot;ey i&quot;&#039;5Wii_&#039;S hwheu-&#039; en<\/p>\n<p>the web site, she found that she had answered 161 uestioes<\/p>\n<p>l&#039;I.1&quot;&#039;5nI<br \/>\nO<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_10\">1|<\/p>\n<p>correctly. However, the respondent University &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>results awarding only 98 marks. She therefore &#8221; <\/p>\n<p>retotailing and revaiuation. It is.&#8217; &#8220;her. g&#8217;rieyvenVce__Vtna&#8217;t the T. <\/p>\n<p>Sri M.R. Naikgthe iearnes-sensor connsei for W5.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_1\">7<\/span><br \/>\nLaw Associates appearing_&#8230;for&#8217;\u00ab.tr.ie ;i;etitiors\u00a7a\u00a7~s7&#8242; in writ petitions<\/p>\n<p>:3<br \/>\nLI.)<\/p>\n<p>o. 395 oi&#8217; zees taasyiraz\u00e9iei&#8217;  .zG9&#8242;&#8221;&#8212;&#8212;VV&#8221;&#8211;rned Hm en&#8212;em<\/p>\n<p>contentions: 1 ..\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_11\">(I) = bene\ufb01t&#8217;-\u00bb&#8212;pro\ufb02ciency of the petitioners is<\/p>\n<p>nmvl nuigl-Ihur dates-:!r.s4&#8242;!.&#8217; 1-&#8216; .  &#8211;<br \/>\nIIIIJIQ gag&#8217;  iglflll<\/p>\n<p>EU&#8217; &#8216;B I<\/p>\n<p>  (mi&#8230;  petitioinershave marked only one response. There<\/p>\n<p>  marking at all. without prejudice to this<\/p>\n<p>  contention, Sr! Naik submitted that ev-n gnrning that<\/p>\n<p> have happened in the course of machine reading or<br \/>\nhandling by the personnel in charge of conducting the<\/p>\n<p>examination;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_12\">FIRM<\/p>\n<p>(ill)<\/p>\n<p>(Iv)<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_13\">(v)<\/p>\n<p>when the petitioners are not responsible fo.r1&#8243;the7$econd<\/p>\n<p>marking, doubting the pro\ufb01ciency of  <\/p>\n<p>answering the questions correctly, is \u00a7not_:VwfaVrrented; <\/p>\n<p>when retotailing and re&#8217;v.g_iuati&#8217;tm_dis sotagtrtpthe <\/p>\n<p>papers are not fed lnto%i_:i1eygvmacblnef  they are<br \/>\nmanually checke:f:l_.,&#8221;&#8216;jg~&#8211;  t.lje.candidates&#8217; answers<br \/>\nbeing correct ory.,.in\u00a2arrect;_  ascertained by<\/p>\n<p>an-nan  g    V   <\/p>\n<p> very sensitive to any<br \/>\n_p,ressure;&#8217;7afny&#8217;i impression of marking on the 0.M.R.<br \/>\nt mtlected in its carbonless<\/p>\n<p>answer&#8217;  9<\/p>\n<p>  ef&#8217;~mayrking two responses in the carboniess duplicate<\/p>\n<p> aniswgerA&#8217;.sheet, it cannot be there on the O.M.R. answer<\/p>\n<p> .s&#8217;n_eet&#8221;&#8221;also.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_14\">  &#8220;it<\/p>\n<p>It more than one answer is marked, the f\u00e9\ufb01ii\ufb01\ufb01\ufb01\u00e9\ufb01f<br \/>\nUniversity construes the same as malpractice. But In<br \/>\nthe Instant cases, marking two alternatives is treated as<\/p>\n<p>a wrong answer only. It is Sri News contention that It<\/p>\n<p>HBH.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_15\">\n<p>Is no answer for the University to has<\/p>\n<p>been considerate for it could have treated:  &#8216;a<\/p>\n<p>malpractice. He relied upon&#8217; ij&#8217;udgri1ent1*i$E&#8217;on*blei. <\/p>\n<p>Supreme Court in the case  HIQDUSXAE <\/p>\n<p>conroeimon no. v.mu:. enA?o%Rl&#8217;iciriiErero Ares<\/p>\n<p>OTHERS reportedin 2005  4598.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_16\">Ma) en Neil: sL-m!-,ed.:&#8217;_t7h._t..  can also be e<\/p>\n<p>object,&#8217; rrietter * .oi&#8217;, &#8216;jtid_ici.ai&#8221; &#8221;*-*V<\/p>\n<p>In:\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_17\">E<br \/>\n:3<br \/>\n&#8220;B<br \/>\n1:\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_18\">lb<br \/>\n:3\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_19\">-I:\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_20\">go<br \/>\nat<br \/>\n2:\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_21\">an\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_22\">-2<\/p>\n<p>deci:Sion7,.&#8221; gu;Jheti1er&#8217;V&#8217;Tecirnin&#8217;istrf;ative, judicial, ouisi-j&#8217;uo&#8217;iciai<br \/>\n   reviewabie. He sought to<br \/>\ndlreui .   the judgment of the Hon&#8217;ble<br \/>\n supremeiikrcoun\u00bb In the case of menu unwnv<br \/>\n  coumnv unrnso. v. AJAY<\/p>\n<p>d  vv\ufb01t\u00a3.f\u00a3.?-iareported in rzeeeye sec 5:19;<\/p>\n<p>  (urli\ufb01)  Court can correct the examination body&#8217;s decision.<\/p>\n<p>In su oort of his argument Sri Naik relied on the<\/p>\n<p>__&#8217;. &#8216;.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_23\">gments .. the i-!on&#8217;b.!e supreme court in the cases of<\/p>\n<p> ura&#8221;&#8216;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221; &#8216;&#8212;&#8211;err WW-\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_24\">\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_1\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<p>omens reported In (1oa3)4 scc 3qg;%Lor%dtauetoa,tv<\/p>\n<p>CHI-IANDA v. cnamnau, JEE Auoomansrsponee<\/p>\n<p>an sees an scw son jand&#8221;o\u00abf._lrtBli$\u00a7\ufb02_tr;~.i9EAlI;&#8217;  <\/p>\n<p>6G&#8217;v&#8221;u&#8217;:RH&#8217;-&#8216;:Eu&#8217;\u20ac&#8217;l&#8217; u&#8217;\u00a2&#8217;.E.&#8217;}I\u00a3A.&#8217;.. &#8216;.&#8217;.&#8217;\u00a3.&#8217;\u00a7;.!,.eE,V&#8217;v_*F&#8217;..&#8217;.v!!.;#.!\u20ac=\u00a7.a..Aii&#8217;.!.5<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;\\.I&#8217; .\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_25\">Arie an &#8216;riirzii reported in itfli sees   * &#8211;:saa.<\/p>\n<p>The learned Csditnset fnr.the&#8217;%g$&#8217;et!ttoners sn Ananda K.<\/p>\n<p>and Sr! 5&#8230;. Kham-oz !&lt;he.r:.,. smearing&quot;! titre pettttenem In writ.<\/p>\n<p>petitions i\\io.37&#8211;?&#039;8   &#039;f4.&#039;2-\ufb01\ufb013&quot;&#039;r*\u00e9sraer:c&#039;iveiy, have arsa<\/p>\n<p>addressed slrntlar s;rgnr.n_ents%.&#039;as:&#039;dbnv&#039;e  Srl M.R. Nalk.<br \/>\n  sn  Ramesh, the lrned<\/p>\n<p>Counsei arurrarini ffrt,hea&#8230;*es&#039;pandent tiniversity subrnttta that<\/p>\n<p> the ettamtnatlond system&#039; Is time tested and over the years it has<\/p>\n<p>sbejcome~fdolfnr69f. The Instructions and guidelines governing<\/p>\n<p>th&#039;e.t&#039;I&#039;i!I&#039;ntv:.v u&#039;f$&#039;tjeffb;M.R. answer sheets were made available to the<\/p>\n<p> &#039;aveandtdates; nrell In advance. He particularly brings to my notloe<\/p>\n<p>&#039;   &#039;{\u00a7ns.rtI;t;t!e&#039;n htetltl, which reads as follows:<\/p>\n<p>&quot;10. Candidate should read the instruction given In<br \/>\nthe OMR sheet and question  and after which start<\/p>\n<p>\ufb01tting the ovais. Even a minute, .&#039;::.=:r.*.*.s-r&#039;.e:rt mark or<\/p>\n<p>HRH,<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_2\">11<\/span><\/p>\n<p>drop of ink on the other oval makes the ,4&#8242;<br \/>\nThink before ink.&#8221; 1  &#8221;  &#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_26\">10. Nextly, he also drew my atten.tIon.&#8217;_to&#8217;tnsti*h&#8217;ctton N93&#8242; e. <\/p>\n<p>on the O.M.R. sheet Itself, whlch reads&#8217;vae&#8217;_foidlowe:_vA&#8221;    <\/p>\n<p>&#8216;&#8221;150 not maize any streya.ritar&#8217;ks on this &#8220;For<\/p>\n<p>Booklet. &#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_27\">. Sri<\/p>\n<p>I-ll<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;1<\/p>\n<p>\ufb02l<br \/>\nII<br \/>\n5:\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_28\">&#8216;El<br \/>\n13\u00bb<br \/>\nfl!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>mark one oval,  the process he<br \/>\nrealises  &#8220;tenet;  may thereafter proceed<br \/>\nto blacken  oual. But then, the marking or<br \/>\nattemptlnohto dlsentltles the candidate to get<\/p>\n<p>_ the !&#8217;-&#8216;-%!&#8217;k;s for the eveh Even !.f the merlclhg of the first<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;~.\u20ac&#8217;lVtTIIn&#8217;I_3 \ufb01r-&#8220;BU&#8217; \ufb01if\ufb01 u C , Hull 5<\/p>\n<p>.;n<\/p>\n<p>same-;..&#8221;He&#8217;:\u00a7_to_dt\u00a7ced the orloinai O.M.R. answer sheets to show<\/p>\n<p> the merklhd on more than one alternative. He submitted that a<\/p>\n<p>h H M &#8221; 4.&#8221;&#8221;ca:rsd!date&#8221;is not entitled to net the welahtaoe for answer, which<\/p>\n<p> have marked correctly, subsequent to the putting of a<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;T  smell dot or mark on the other oval.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_29\">12. Sr! Ramesh submits that almost ail entrance tests<br \/>\nn&#8217;BH&#8217;.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_30\">\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_3\">12<\/span><\/p>\n<p>are conducted by adopting Identical procedure&#8230;.._xj<\/p>\n<p>valuation, merit list is prepared. If any <\/p>\n<p>made In the<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_4\">15<\/span><\/p>\n<p>adjudicated by  _  jj\u00e9trncier&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;\ufb01\\rticie 226 of the<br \/>\nconstitution&#8221;ofes.Ini!\u00a7e_.__  interfere in matters of<br \/>\nacademic.vV1educatlon..__::&#8217;5ri&#8217;Ramesh relied on the Judgment of the<\/p>\n<p>Calcutta High . Co:irt&#8217;l:e.fin&#8217; case of IIAJOIISHI DIE v.<\/p>\n<p>  unwgnsm to-:=. [cA|.cerrh1&#8217;A AND omens reported in AIR<\/p>\n<p> _which&#8221;*ls hounhd&#8217; to succeed or the error is so gross or apparent<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;  no other conclusion is possible for the purpose of applying<\/p>\n<p> discretion by it.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_31\">14. Using the magnifying giass, i have scrutinised the<\/p>\n<p>original O.M.R. answer sheets. I found that there are some<\/p>\n<p>e_!t!oners&#8217; marks, it wlitresuit .!n&#8217;.a!ter!r!s.tljie&#8217; enttre  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_5\">13<\/span><\/p>\n<p>dots\/marks\/erasing or scratching of the marking,-.:.,_t.l&#8217;|e<br \/>\ninstructions, extracted hereinabove, make ittpgahtindentifi <\/p>\n<p>that even a minute inadvertent touchllordrop.;ofJiekV:Von\u00ab&#8217; otherf_ <\/p>\n<p>be held to be at fault for denviri\ufb01the  therais<br \/>\nmarking on two ovals.  surh&#8217;miesie\ufb01e._made&#8217;on &#8216;behalf of the<br \/>\npetitioners that the dot or   oval might<br \/>\nhave happened Einthe    or handling by<\/p>\n<p>the personn\u00a2\u00e9i&#8221;&#8216;Irp:hia&#8217;rg5e.:of.j&#8217;eoi:dl\u00a7ctingV.. the examination, is ipse<\/p>\n<p> opens wh!&#8221;ch&#8221;t:hie court cannot act.<\/p>\n<p>di:-:!t of the pe<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_32\">15.A&#8221;  a|so&#8217;v&#8230;&#8217;fInd\u00bb:_&#8217;thatthe respondent University ..has<br \/>\n_ manu_ei&#8217;iy checi&lt;ed__&#039;th&#039;e ansvver papers, when their retotalllng and<br \/>\n  vvere sohlglht. Wherever the mistakes had indeed<\/p>\n<p>taken pie.\u00e9:\u00b0e,,&quot;tt;e..5r$pondent University has e-.-amt&#039;; reamed the<\/p>\n<p>impression on the carbonless duplicate answer sheet. i am<br \/>\nA-Du<br \/>\nroan.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_33\">L <\/p>\n<p> A !!s\u00bbstadrtt.rca_e an<\/p>\n<p>~_.h|a.\u00a2i an<br \/>\n&#8216;ulwg Luau In nriliril<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_6\">14<\/span><\/p>\n<p>therefore In no position to give acceptability to <\/p>\n<p>urged on behalf of the petitioners that If thereatie  <\/p>\n<p>traces of marking two or more enswete. in  &#8216;ee.rb&#8217;eh-lvess  <\/p>\n<p>J LIJIIILI Km L1&#8217;L h<br \/>\n7 t\ufb01 CIISWUI bll t,  &#8216;lllllU;t U.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_34\">answer sheet aiso.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_35\">17. Just because&#8217;*\u00ab&#8211;.th_e_  University has not<\/p>\n<p>the conseq&#8217; &#8216; &#8220;uence wher&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>open to it to d4o\u00a7&#8211;.so,:fit._\ufb01oes no&#8217; e_ntfii&#8221;in:&#8217;<br \/>\nthe Unlversltf ts &#8216;eb1!9ed &#8216;te&#8217;V&#8217;VI\u00a7.r:oVre:\u00a7th:e dot or mark or scratch on<br \/>\none ovaliand .,.1;he.&#8217;petItIoners on \ufb02ndlng that the<\/p>\n<p>oval is many&#8217; blackenedff ft <\/p>\n<p> _T_&#8217;There&#8221;t:an&#8230;..be no dispute with the proposition that<\/p>\n<p>AV&#8221;&#8211;an3(&#8220;arbitrary;&#8217;\u00abdecision, be It administrative, judlclal or quasi-<br \/>\n judictat,&#8217; u&#8211;7jt_;d\u00a7.c|Ja||y revlewable. But I do not find any<br \/>\n &#8216;arbitrartnesshvon the part of the University. The facts of the<\/p>\n<p>the declslen of the Hen.&#8217;l_1!e supreme court<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; in.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_36\">E5&#8243;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_37\">an Al H&#8217;AIl\ufb02IIII IIIIIIIEDEITV I<br \/>\nII. waiavh \\<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;V &#8216;  &#8220;&#8221;v.difr&#8217;erent. in the said reported case, the issue invoived was, if a<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; paper setter commits an error while Indlcatlng the correct<\/p>\n<p>ADM<br \/>\nnD.n_<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_7\">15<\/span><\/p>\n<p>answer to a question set by him, can the studentsi._yrh&#8217;o&#8217;a\u00a7snstyer<\/p>\n<p>that question correctly, be failed for the reason  <\/p>\n<p>answer is correct, it did not accord with&#8221;tl\u00b0:e &#8216;answer&gt;*sopVplied&#8221;.by&#8217; it<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_38\">-Hus nannr cal-I-Ar in -|- A ilnlunrel u an r-4:&#8217;~.-.,r nne\\.&#8217;us,||-&#8220;&#8216;9<br \/>\nIII? PCP?! f\u00e9ii\u00e9l EU III? HIIIVTIEIIV&#8217; 33 E91! i  I<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_39\">19. In the case of   (eupra), the<\/p>\n<p>Hon&#8217;bIe Supreme Court to\u00e9-kAthe;,*_\u00bbfoliowing considered View in<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;7.  or case, there can be<br \/>\nsome %_rfelaxa:tion in   submission of proof and<br \/>\nit urirr amt   apr2r&#8217;yl&#8221;any    it<br \/>\npertains  me &#8216;ppxedum;  redaction of<br \/>\nthe we -relatin\ufb01.:&#8217;to&#8217;:&#8221;&#8221;5ubmiesion of proof need not<br \/>\nnecessarily&#8217;  In&#8221;re_i\u00e9r:tion of candidature. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>  observation was made in a different context<\/p>\n<p>T<\/p>\n<p>Etfh\ufb02\ufb02  nn camnnnce nr clrnlla ht hahunnn l- A -n e<br \/>\nI &amp;\ufb01.T:lIl&#8217;ITI,O&#8217;  V If II? iKIll\u20acUIf3i WI fII&#8217;I&#8221;\u00a5&#8217; I&#8217;, &#8220;W&#8221;TTII HI.&#8217; IHEWT<br \/>\n_ 1.IA_x&#8217;_&#8217;V&#8217;__._, _&#8221;.&#8221;___AI&#8217; l.I__ _._|_I .__-__._n.__I ____ u-_ LL- _._I_I ___- n.I__<br \/>\nEH95,&#8217; CREE \ufb02\ufb02u IRE Sail} TEDDITECI C353. in &#8220;IE SHIU CISH, [He<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;&#8221;77ik&#8217;ff\u00ab._si:udent,&#8221; on passing 10+2 examination, sought admission to a<\/p>\n<p>it  rnedtcai course availing the reservation meant for the children of<\/p>\n<p> &#8216;I\u00a7&#8217;Ex.-\u00e9ewicemen who were discharged from armed forces on the<\/p>\n<p>  ~ aground of permanent disability. That was the case where the<\/p>\n<p>\ufb01.RH.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_40\">\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_8\">16<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ziila Salnlk Board had committed a mistake <\/p>\n<p>certi\ufb01cate; the said mistake was rectified by  ofethxg<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_41\">20. In the case of ABH1jit11(&#8216;supra),~&#8211;:the student who<\/p>\n<p>will<\/p>\n<p>_ t Rank in M=B;\u00a3.L\u00a7;&#8211;_ r1:c:e~,:ee..a;:~s Aiexamlttetton and who<\/p>\n<p>in S\ufb01f\ufb01\ufb01\ufb01i \ufb01\ufb01\ufb01.&#8217;Ei&#8217;s&#8221;5&#8217;f\u20ac.&#8217;:\ufb01uaLi1ua&#8217;ii uoioay, was rrt seiected<\/p>\n<p>for admission.to-..:tMtS}_&#8217;._Vdegjree   deduction of 5% made from<\/p>\n<p>the marks__oi7J:teIiri:e\u00a73i;_;t}\\(2&#8243;h&#8217;ii1iV:&#8217;.:on&#8211;  ground that he had passed<br \/>\nthe subject In.the&#8211;&#8220;sec&#8217;ond&#8217; The Hon&#8217;bIe Supreme Court<\/p>\n<p>held such a&#8217;V.d:eductioh:to:.4be_ni&#8217;rhperrnlssibie, as the student had<\/p>\n<p>_ not apgoeared   first &#8216;examination on account of serious<\/p>\n<p>  the foregoing reasons, I do not find any scope<\/p>\n<p> VA for Ahwiytnterference in the matter. I dlsmm these M-titlons, but<\/p>\n<p>iittg &#8220;o&#8217;er as to crsts<br \/>\nrt 1 I _<br \/>\nDu] &#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_42\">iudge<br \/>\ninn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court Sri Shivananda Manohar J vs Rajiv Gandhi University Of Health &#8230; on 31 March, 2008 Author: Ashok B.Hinchigeri THE HON&#8217;BLE MR. 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