IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 20TH DECEMBER 2011 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 37836 of 2010(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- DR. K.D.PRATHAPAN, AGED 45 YEARS, S/O. T.P.DIVAKARAN, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY, COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, VELLAYANI P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 522. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.J.R.PREM NAVAZ SMT.SARITHA DAVID CHUNKATH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE SECRETARY TO HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 3. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, KERALA UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES, POOKODU, WAYANAD DISTRICT. 4. THE HON'BLE MINISTER FOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND CIVIL SUPPLIES, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 5. THE SECRETARY TO THE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND CIVIL SUPPLIES, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 6. DR. B.ASHOK, VICE CHANCELLOR DESIGNATE, KERALA UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES, POOKODU, WAYANAD DISTRICT. WPC NO.37836/10 -2- 7. THE KERALA STATE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MUSEUM CAMPUS, VIKAS BHAVAN PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695033. ADV. SRI.SAJITH KUMAR V. FOR R7 SR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.JOSEPH GEORGE SRI.K.P.DANDAPANI, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR R6 SRI.MILLU DANDAPANI FOR R6 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.37836/10 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE EXTRACT OF THE ORDER NO.GO(P) 58/2010/H.EDN. DT 27.3.2010. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE EXTRACT OF THE UGC REGULATIONS DT 30.6.2010. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.GO(Rt) 2202/10/AD DT 10.12.2010. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.GO(P) 392/10/H.EDN DT 10.12.2010. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.1-/2/2009(EC/PS)Pt.FILE 3 DT NOVEMBER 2010. EXT.P6: TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATIN NO.GS3/2588/2010 DT 29.12.2010 BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNOR. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Rp ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 37836 OF 2010 ===================== Dated this the 20th day of December, 2011 J U D G M E N T In this writ petition, what was called in question was the appointment of the 6th respondent as the Vice Chancellor of the Kerala University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences. 2. After the writ petition was admitted, the 6th respondent has been removed from the office and his removal was challenged by the 6th respondent in WP(C) No.28284/11. In that writ petition, petitioner also got himself impleaded as additional 6th respondent. After hearing the parties, by judgment dated 8th of December, 2011, the writ petition filed by the 6th respondent was dismissed. 3. Therefore, virtually with the removal of the 6th respondent from the post of Vice Chancellor and the judgment referred to above, subject matter of the writ petition no longer survives to be considered on merits. Writ petition is closed. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp