IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 9TH JULY 2010 / 18TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 21361 of 2010(U) -------------------------------- PETITIONERS: ---------------- 1. M/S.UNAIDED TRAINING COLLEGES MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, MELMURI, MALAPPURAM - 676314 KERALA, BEARING REGISTRATION No.345/2001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, MR.P.A.RAJAN. 2. ST.MARY'S TRAINING COLLEGE, KARIKODE P.O PERUVA VIA, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER, VERY.REV.GEORGE C.CHALAPPURAM COREPPISCOPA. BY MR.ALIAS M.CHERIAN, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. COMMISSIONER FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS, PARIKSHA BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. DIRECTOR, LBS CENTRE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, HEAD OFFICE NANDAVANAM, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 33. BY MR. P.N. SANTHOSH, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.21361 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of July, 2010. J U D G M E N T The 1st petitioner is a registered association formed under the Travancore Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, formed by the Managers of Unaided Training Colleges. The 2nd petitioner is the Manager of a self financing training college. 2. The relief sought for in the writ petition is for a direction to the respondents 1 to 5 to take immediate steps to start the admission process for selection of the Government quota students for B.Ed course for the academic year 2010-2011 and to publish notification for selecting Government quota students by the 5th respondent namely, the Director of LBS Centre for Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram so as to commence the classes immediately for the academic year 2010-2011. 3. The 1st petitioner has filed a detailed representation as per Exhibit P8 in the matter before the Government. It is pointed W.P.(C) No.21361/2010 2 out that during the last three years, the respondents 1 to 3 could not commence and complete the admission process for selection of students in the Government quota in the self financing B.Ed colleges in time. This has resulted in so many seats becoming vacant. Heard the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P8 and issue appropriate directions to the concerned authorities namely, 5th respondent so as to redress the grievance raised by the petitioners. Appropriate decision will be taken in the matter within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioners will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp