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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR
Yogitha M.P.M., D/o. M.P.M. Shanmukhaiah – Appellant
Versus
Rajiv Gandhi University Of Health Sciences, Represented By Its Registrar (Evaluation) – Respondent
ORDER :
S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR, J.
In this petition, petitioner seeks the following reliefs:
“a) A writ in the nature of certiorari to quash the impugned Endorsement in No.RGUHSB/LEG/WP/249/2025 dated 10.10.2025 vide Annexure-‘N’ issued by the Respondent University;
b) A writ in the nature of mandamus, order or direction, directing the Respondent University to round off Theory Paper-I at 40.12 to 41, Theory Paper-II at 50.25 to 51 and Theory Paper – IV at 52.75 to 53 in the examination of the discipline in MD Ayurveda Samhita & Siddhant [RS3] conducted on March 2025 and further pleased to directed to round off the total average marks to 200 instead of 196 out of 400 and declare the result of the petitioner as “ Pass” ;
c) A writ in the nature of mandamus, order or direction, directing the respondent University to consequent to declaring the result of the petitioner as pass, to issue fresh marked card;
d) Grant such other writs or orders or direction as this Hon’ble Court deems fit under the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity.”
2. The petitioner having joined a Government Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital, Mysore, for Post Graduate (MD) course (RS3) f
Rounding off examination marks must favor students to ensure they are not unduly penalized, in alignment with provisions aimed at fairness.
Rounding off percentages in academic evaluations to the nearest whole number is permissible and not equivalent to awarding grace marks, supported by precedents.
Rounding off marks cannot be equated with granting grace marks; eligibility criteria must be strictly adhered to as per regulations.
The court's decision established that in peculiar circumstances, where candidates are already employed and not seeking any promotion or increments, the benefit of rounding off marks may be granted, e....
The University acted unlawfully by retroactively applying amended examination regulations, resulting in the wrongful failure of a student who met the passing criteria under the original rules.
Rounding off of marks is not permissible when the eligibility criteria have been prescribed for a particular examination.
The discretion to award grace marks lies with the university as per MCI regulations and cannot be claimed as a right, especially for practical exams.
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