RESHMI Vs. CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner has completed his Master Degree in Psychotherapy, first class with distinction and Doctorate thereon. She is a teaching faculty in Anna university, College of Engineering, Guindy, handling Post Graduation Courses. She had joined M. Phil (Mass Communication) Course in the Distance Education mode of the respondent University in the academic year 2003-2004. The said course carries three papers viz. , MC 001 - Research Methodology, MC0 002 - Women and media, and MC 003 - Feminism and Women's Movement and each paper carries 100 marks (internal 25 plus, external 75 ). On completion of the course, the petitioner appeared for the examinations conducted some time during April, 2004 and she was issued with Statement of Marks on the basis of the results published on 15. 9. 2004. The following are the marks awarded. STATEMENT OF MARKS name of the candidate Register No. MPMC 2003-011 k. Reshmi Date of Exam. Month and result year 15. 9. 2004 MAY 2004 sub Subject Title Max. Marks Marks Scored RES M YR Code I E T I E T rmc 11 Research 25 75 100 20 47 67 P M 04 Methodology rmc 12 Women and Media 25 75 100 20 45 65 P M 04 rmc 13 Feminism and 25 75 100 22 33 55 F M 04 Women's Movement any alteration or overwriting invalidates this Statement of Marks. Passing Minimum: kodaikanal - 624 102 Sd/- Date : 06. 12. 2004 Controller of Examinations Mother teresa Women's university, kodaikanal. . .

(2.) SHE was declared failed in the subject of Feminism and Women's Movement and she secured only 33 marks out of 75, which does not represent 50% of 75.

(3.) THE petitioner questions the declaration that the petitioner has failed in the said subject on the ground that when both the internal and external marks are put together, she has secured more than 50%, i. e. 22 marks internal and 33 marks in external.