Miss Sathya Rao (Minor, represented by father and guardian U. N. R. Rao) and others vs The University of Madras by the Registrar, Madras-5 and others

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1976 Supreme(Mad) 543

M.M.ISMAIL, V.SETHURAMAN
Miss Sathya Rao (Minor, represented by father and guardian U. N. R. Rao) and others – Appellant
Versus
The University of Madras by the Registrar, Madras-5 and others – Respondent

Advocates:
V.K.T. Chari, for Janaki Krishnan, V. Selvaraj, Raju K. Lukose, T.L. Ram Mohan, R. Ganesan and S. Govindaswami, for Petitioners.
P. Chidambaram, M.S. Sethu, K.C. Jacob, E.S. Govindan, T.R. Srinivasan and The Government Pleader, for Respondents.

Mohan, J- W. P. No. 2372 of 1976: — This writ petition is for mandamus to direct the first respondent to treat the petitioner’s pass in the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education examination as unconditionality equivalent to a pass in the Matriculation examination of the University of Madras to enable her to enter upon the University Course of Study in the Pre-University Class in any of the affiliated colleges. The petitioner who took the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination, shortly known as ICSE after ten years of schooling obtained marks as follows:

English ... 60

Hindi ... 40

History ... 46

Geography ... 35

Modern Mathematics ... 35

Science ... 44

The University of Madras has prescribed the following Entrance Qualifications under entry 17:

"Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi will be recognised as equivalent to the Matriculation Examination of the University for purposes of admission to the Pre-University course in this University subject to the condition that the candidates should obtain 40 per cent, of the marks in the subject of (1) English language and lite

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1976 Supreme(Mad) 543

M.M.ISMAIL, V.SETHURAMANMiss Sathya Rao (Minor, represented by father and guardian U. N. R. Rao) and others – AppellantVersusThe University of Madras by the Registrar, Madras-5 and others – Respondent

Cases Referred (1)

M.M.ISMAIL, V.SETHURAMAN
Miss Sathya Rao (Minor, represented by father and guardian U. N. R. Rao) and others – Appellant
Versus
The University of Madras by the Registrar, Madras-5 and others – Respondent