IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 1ST APRIL 2009 / 11TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 9837 of 2009(Y) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------ H.A.RAHULNATH, S1,S2 COMBINED,I.T. GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE,BARTON HILL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.GOPAKUMARAN NAIR, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.M.CHANDRA BOSE DR.ABRAHAM P.MEACHINKARA SRI.A.RAJASIMHAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- 1. THE PRINCIPAL,GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE BARTON HILL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE COMMISSIONER OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR FOR R2 GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 9837 OF 2009 (Y) ===================== Dated this the 1st day of April, 2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner submits that he is a B.Tech student (IT Course)in the Government Engineering College, Trivandrum. According to the petitioner, there are vacant seats in Mechanical Engineering and Electronics and Communication available in the college itself and therefore he made Ext.P1 request to the Principal of the College for transferring him to any of the aforesaid two disciplines. It is stated that there has not been any progress and with that request, the writ petition is filed. 2. Standing counsel appearing for the respondent University referring to the Regulations in this behalf submits that an application in the prescribed form should be submitted to the Principal of the College, who with his recommendation should forward it to the University for its consideration. Ext.P1 relied on by the petitioner is only a representation and is not an application in the prescribed form. 3. Therefore, I direct that it will be open to the petitioner to apply in the prescribed format to the 1st respondent, requesting WPC 9837/09 :2 : for transfer as sought for by him, in which event, the 1st respondent shall forward the same to the 2nd respondent University for its eventual decision. Petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment before the 1st respondent for compliance. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp