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3. No doubt there is no automatic right for revaluation of answer papers, unless the Regulations applicable provide for the same. But the Regulations of all the Universities in Kerala provide for revaluation of answer papers of almost all examinations, except post-graduate examinations, practical examinations, field work, thesis submitted in lieu of a paper and such other examinations for which there is provision for double valuation. But the Regulations do not provide for a maximum time frame within which the revaluation process is to be completed, except the Cochin University of Science and Technology, who has prescribed a maximum time of 40 days from the date of receipt of the application for revaluation for completion of the revaluation process, in Clause 10(3) of the Cochin University of Science and Technology First Ordinances, 2001. But despite that statutory prescription, several writ petitions are coming up seeking revaluation of answer papers of examinations conducted by that University also. After having provided for revaluation of answer papers, there is no justification for not completing the process within a reasonable time, just because no outer time limit is prescribed for completing the process of revaluation. The very object of revaluation is to enable the student to come to a decision as to whether he should write the examination again. This situation assumes importance since mistakes in valuation is quite common these days, which may be because of human error, difference in approach of the examiner who conducts the  valuation or because of sheer negligence in valuation. The Mahatma Gandhi University has, in their Examination Manual, which is not statutory, prescribed 81 days from the date of publication of the results as the time for completing the revaluation process. The University of Calicut has, very recently, by University Order No. Ad.A4/67/2010 dated 2-1- 2012, prescribed three months' time from the last date fixed for receipt of applications for revaluation, as the time frame for completing the revaluation process. But they are not statutory prescriptions and such time frame is honoured more by its breach than compliance going by the number of writ petitions seeking expeditious revaluation of answer papers, coming before this court regularly.