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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 6242

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J
JITHU KRISHNA.T – Appellant
Versus
CALICUT UNIVERSITY – Respondent
WP(C) NO. 38944 OF 2025



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: K.M.FIROZ, M.SHAJNA, JAMEEL AHAMMED M.S.
For the Respondents: P.C.SASIDHARAN

The court affirmed that subsequent condonation of attendance allows students to participate in exams, validating their results.

Headnote:This writ petition was filed seeking a direction to permit petitioners to appear for the remaining 10th semester examination, despite initial attendance shortage. The court found attendance shortage was later condoned by the Vice Chancellor, validating the petitioners' participation and allowing results to be published. The key issue framed was the legality of the participation based on attendance. The court reasoned that subsequent condonation of attendance made the earlier prohibition irrelevant, thereby affirming the petitioners' eligibility.

Result: Petitioners' appearance declared valid, and respondents to publish results.

Table of Content
1. students' request for examination based on attendance. (Para 1 , 2)
2. condonation of attendance validating petitioners' exams. (Para 3)

JUDGMENT

This writ petition was filed seeking a direction to permit the petitioners to appear for the remaining 10th Semester examination scheduled as per Ext.P1.

2. It was submitted that petitioners were not permitted to write the remaining examinations in the 10th semester on account of an attendance shortage which was notified after they wrote the first examination of the semester. However, when the writ petition was taken up for consideration, this Court by an order dated 21.10.2025 permitted the petitioners to write the remaining examinations and participate in the moot court as well as viva voce provisionally, subject to the final outcome of this writ petition.

3. The learned counsel for respondents 1 to 3 submitted that subsequently, petitioners' attendance shortage was condoned by order of the Vice Chancellor dated 29.11.2025 and therefore they became entitled to write the examination. In view of the above, petitioners' appearance in the examination is legally valid and nothing restraints the University from publishing their results.

Hence, petitioners' appearance for the examination in the 10th semester is declared to be valid and the respondents are at liberty to publish the results.

The writ petition is disposed of as above.

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