Cop Was 0.09% Short Of First Class Grade. Then, Court Came To His Rescue

Since the aggregate percentage of marks secured by the senior police official was just short by 0.09 per cent, he requested the University of Madras to round it off to 60 per cent.

The Madras High Court has come to the rescue of an IPS officer, who had obtained 59.91 per cent aggregate marks in his ML course, just 0.09 per cent short to get first class, by directing the University of Madras to give the same.

Justice Abdul Quddhose gave a direction to this effect while allowing a writ petition from Dr Pa Moorthy, IPS, recently.

"This Court after giving due consideration to the averments contained in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition and after giving due consideration to the fact that the petitioner despite his other pre-occupation as an Indian Police Service Officer with his hard work has been able to complete the ML course successfully and has secured 59.91% aggregate marks and is only short by 0.09% to secure 60% which will enable him to get first class, is in agreement with the view taken by a single judge of this Court (in some other case decided earlier).

Accordingly, the petitioner's aggregate marks in M.L. Degree course (private study) at the Madras University is rounded off to 60% instead of 59.91% actually secured by him in the examinations and this writ petition is allowed," the judge said.