A writ appeal against a single-day dismissal of a writ petition challenging the University of Calicut's examination schedule. The students sought a delay in the final year exam due to a short gap from supplementary exams. The High Court dismissed the appeal, upholding the academic authority.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT :
THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.J.CHELAMESWAR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON MONDAY, THE 4TH OCTOBER 2010 / 12TH ASWINA 1932
WA.No. 1695 of 2010
-----------------------AGAINST JUDGMENT IN WP(C) NO.28895/2010 DATED 24.9.2010
APPELLANTS/PETITIONERS
----------------------------1. LINEESH M., S/O. NANU, MALAPADI HOUSE, KOTTAPALLY P.O., VATAKARA-679 354.
BY ADV. SMT.K.V.RESHMI
RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS
R1 & R2 BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN
THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
J.Chelameswar, C.J. & P.R.Ramachandra Menon, J.
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Dated this the 4th day of October, 2010
JUDGMENT
J.Chelameswar, C.J.
The unsuccessful petitioners in W.P.(C) No.28895 of 2010
are the appellants in this appeal. By judgment dated 24th September, 2010 the said writ petition was dismissed.
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examination. In the meanwhile the final year examination is
scheduled to be held by the University which is to commence on 6.10.2010.
supplementary examination and the final examination is too short and consequentially the result of the supplementary examination cannot be finalized before the date of the final year examination whereby rendering the appellants and similarly situated persons ineligible for appearing the final year examination, the abovementioned writ petition came to be filed praying that the University be directed to postpone the III year regular B.Sc. Nursing examination and also for a further direction that the results of the supplementary examination referred to earlier be published within the “shortest possible time”.
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to suit the convenience of the students. If the prayer is accepted it becomes impossible for not only the respondent University, but for any University to conduct its affairs in an orderly manner. As rightly pointed out by the learned Judge, the scope of judicial review in such matters is very narrow and the court should be slow to interfere in such matters. We may also add that considering the prayers such as the one made in the writ petition would effectively be denying the fruits of the labour of the students who are successful in the second year examination, who perhaps are more industrious. Judicial interference in such matters without sufficient legal ground would only result in grave injustice insofar as the latter class of students referred to above are concerned.
We see no reason to interfere with the judgment under appeal. Writ appeal is therefore dismissed at the admission stage.
J.Chelameswar, Chief Justice
P.R.Ramachandra Menon,
Judge
vns
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the Court should interfere with the University's decision to hold the final year examination despite the short time gap for publishing supplementary examination results.
Whether a writ petition seeking to alter university examination schedules should be entertained.
Lineesh M.
Asik C.P.
Irshad K.
Muhammed Musthafa M.
Abdu Nafih K.
The Controller of Examinations, University of Calicut
J. Chelameswar
P.R. Ramachandra Menon
As recorded by the court registry
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