IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 15TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 3449 of 2009(I) PETITIONER: --------------- SIMI.C.S., LECTURER IN ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, SREECHITRA THIRUNAL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING PAPPANAMCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 018. BY SENIOR ADV. SRI.N.NANDAKUMARA MENON SRI.P.K.MANOJKUMAR SMT.SUSHYA RAJAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. THE SREECHITRA THIRUNAL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING PAPPANAMCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 018, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, SREECHITRA THIRUNAL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING PAPPANAMCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 018. 4. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) NO. 3449 OF 2009 I ------------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 4th February, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner, a Lecturer in Electronics and Communication Engineering in Sreechithra Thirunal College of Engineering, Pappanamcode, Thiruvananthapuram, challenges Ext.P7 memo dated 13.1.2009, issued by the Principal, directing the petitioner to show cause as to why the appointment of the petitioner should not be cancelled and her service terminated. 2. A Division Bench of this Court in W.P.(C) No.14017 of 2005 has taken the view that Sreechithra Thirunal College of Engineering Society is not a State within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution and, therefore, it is not amenable to the jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. In view of the aforesaid decision of the Division Bench, the Writ Petition is not maintainable. Leaving open the right of the petitioner to seek appropriate reliefs before the appropriate forum, the Writ Petition is closed. (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/