Chennai: An Anna University student, who was unable to appear in an examination as a result of strike by employees of transport corporation, has come out with flying colours in his examination with the help of Madras high court.
Justice S Vaidyanathan, before whom a petition filed by Armaan Saaliq M of Gingee came up for hearing, has helped the techie. Saaliq, in the petition, sought to quash an order dated February 26 last of the Controller of Examination of Anna University and directed him to give him the classification of first class in BE (Mechanical Engineering), reflecting the same in all the academic records.
The counsel for the authorities submitted that Saaliq should have completed his course before April/May 2017, but he had completed the course only in November/December 2017. He secured only CGPA 7.53, the first class was not awarded to him, as he did not complete the course within the stipulated time as prescribed in the regulations.
He also added that the reason emphasised by the student for his absence for the examination is not reasonable and convincing, since a lot of students in the same college attended all examinations without absence and hence, the degree awarded by the University was based on the regulation 16.2 of Anna University Regulations only and there had been no deviation on any account.
Justice Vaidyanathan said that Saaliq could not write the examination on May 16, 2017, on account of the bus strike and the same was not disputed and certainly, it has got to be treated as authorised break, as neither the college/university nor the student can be blamed, as the student was prevented from writing the examination on that day by going to the examination hall.
Setting aside the order, the judge said the petitioner is not at fault, he shall be treated to have obtained the first class and the authorities shall issue a fresh certificate/mark list with regard to the course/semester concerned and also a fresh degree certificate indicating his grade as first class, if he is otherwise found eligible to get the same.
