Goutham Chandrasekhar, S/O Manoj Vasu v. Vice- Chancellor University of Calicut
2025-04-11
N.NAGARESH
body2025
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JUDGMENT : N.NAGARESH, J. The petitioners, who are 10 th Semester Law Students of 2019-2024 Batch studying at Government Law College, Thrissur, seek to direct respondents 1 to 3 to include the students of 2019-2024 Batch to write the 10 th Semester Supplementary Examination as notified in Ext.P5. 2. The petitioners were unable to clear one Paper each in their Final Semester Examination. The 3 rd respondent issued Ext.P4 Circular introducing “Save a Year Scheme” for LLB Courses. Later, Ext.P5 Notification was issued on 11.09.2024 allowing students of 2016-2018 Batches to register for 10 th Semester Examinations/Supplementary Examinations. 3. The petitioners submitted Ext.P6 representation requesting to extend the benefit granted by Ext.P4 order to the petitioners also by including 2019-2024 Batch in Ext.P5 Notification granting them the opportunity to reappear for the Final Semester Examinations. The respondents are not inclined to allow the request. 4. The petitioners state that 2019-2024 Integrated Five Year BBA LLB Batch will graduate in the month of March, whereas other regular Batches will graduate in the month of October. This would mean that the next Five Year Batch will be graduating after a gap of 1.5 years. Therefore, the students, who are unable to clear a Paper in the 10 th Semester, will have to wait for another 1.5 years to reattempt examinations. This would cause considerable delay in their academic progress. 5. The 2 nd respondent has already issued Circular to hold “Save a Year” Examination. There is no rhyme or reason to deny the petitioners a chance to appear for the Final Semester Examination. 6. Respondents 1 to 3 resisted the writ petition.The respondents submitted that candidates who failed to clear the 10 th Semester April, 2024 Session Regular Examinations can apply and appear for the next Supplementary Examination only when the 10 th Semester April, 2025 Session Supplementary Examination Notification is issued for the candidates belonging to 2019 admission. The petitioners cannot expect the University to conduct Supplementary Examinations at their convenience. 7. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel representing respondents 1 to 3. I have also heard the learned Government Pleader appearing for the 4 th respondent. 8. The petitioners are 2019-2024 Batch students studying the Integrated Five Year BBA LLB Course. The petitioners failed in one Paper in the 10 th Semester Examination.
I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel representing respondents 1 to 3. I have also heard the learned Government Pleader appearing for the 4 th respondent. 8. The petitioners are 2019-2024 Batch students studying the Integrated Five Year BBA LLB Course. The petitioners failed in one Paper in the 10 th Semester Examination. The next Batch (2020-2025) is yet to appear for their 8 th Semester Regular Examinations. The students of 2019 Batch, who are unable to clear a Paper in the 10 th Semester, will have to wait for another 18 months to reattempt the examination along with 2020-2025 Batch. 9. The petitioners state that the 3 rd respondent has issued Notification giving option to appear in the Supplementary Examination, to 2016-2018 Batch students.The petitioners seek to write examination along with them. 10. It is to be noted that the 10 th Semester Classes of 2020 admission will be completed only by the end of October, 2025. There is a delay in commencement of Classes for 2022 admission due to Covid-19 pandemic. The respondents submit that the 10 th Semester BBA LLB (Hons) Regular (2020 Admission)/Supplementary (2019 Admission) Examinations, April, 2025 at best can be scheduled only in the month of October, 2025. If the request of the petitioners is to be accepted, the conduct of Examinations of the same session will have to be done in two phases which is not feasible. In the circumstances, I do not find any merit in the writ petition. The writ petition is dismissed.