IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 27TH MARCH 2008 / 7TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 7486 of 2008(N) ------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- INDIAN PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY, KERALA STATE BRANCH, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MR.A.J.JOHN, PSYCHIATRIC CENTRE, PUTHUPALLIPURAM, KOCHI - 682 024. BY ADV. SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT, MENTAL HEALTH CENTRE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. REGISTRAR, MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, KOTTAYAM. 5. REGISTRAR, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, KERALA UNIVERSITY SRI.T.A.SHAJI, SC, M.G.UNIVERSITY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. =============== W.P.(C) NO. 7486 OF 2008 N ==================== Dated this the 27th day of March, 2008 J U D G M E N T Claiming to represent post graduates in Psychiatry, petitioner society has filed this writ petition praying for a direction to the respondents not to permit starting of the course in M.Phil in Clinical Pyschology under the 4th and 5th respondent universities. 2. In my view, this essentially is a matter for the University and the Government to decide and the petitioner has absolutely no locus standi to file this writ petition. Writ petition is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC,JUDGE. Rp