K. Vinod Chandran, J.

1. University is the appellant and the party respondents, who were the writ petitioners, 3 in number, are tutors working in the Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit. The petitioner in W.P.(C).No.19971 of 2008 is a Five Year National Diploma holder in Painting and the petitioners in W.P.(C).No.10999 of 2005 are respectively post diploma holder and diploma holders in Bharatanatyam and Mohiniyattom; respectively. All the petitioners took their diploma from R.L.V.College of Music and Institute of Fine Arts, Tripunithura (hereinafter referred to as "RLV College"). The petitioners were admitted to the post graduate course in accordance with an order dated 24.03.2004 of the appellant University. However, at the time of publication of results, the results of the petitioners were withheld for reason of their having not passed the Part I and Part II examination of the degree course. The short question involved in the appeals is as to whether their status, as diploma holders from RLV College with three years continuous extant regular service of Government/University, exempt them from qualifying in Part I/Part II language examinations of the degree course.