AR. LAKSHMATIAN, C. J.

( 1 ) HEARD Smt. G. Jyothi Eswar, the learned counsel for the appellant, sri C. Kodandaram the learned Standing counsel for the Jawaharlal Nehru technological University-1st respondent and Sri V. T. M. Prasad the learned Standing counsel for SCR Engineering College-2nd respondent. This appeal is directed against the order passed by R. Ramanujam, }. in writ Petition No. 24410 of 2001, dated 28-11-2001, on the ground that the appellant had not put in required attendance and, therefore, no positive direction could be issued to the respondents to permit him to appear for the examination.

( 2 ) THE writ petition was filed by the appellant for a mandamus declaring the action of the SCR Engineering College in publishing the impugned circular dated 19-11-2001 detaining him from appearing for the first semester of III year B. Tech. examination without computing the attendance of the appellant in sports classes as illegal, arbitrary and capricious. The appellant was studying in the III year B. Tch. in 2nd respondent-college. Aggrieved by the action of the 2nd respondent in detaining him vide memo dated 19-11-2001 for want of requisite attendance the appellant filed the

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