IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 21ST DECEMBER 2009 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 27508 of 2009(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- DR. SUJA ANI.G., ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ORTHODONTICS DENTAL COLLEGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY ADV. SRI.N.NANDAKUMARA MENON, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.P.K.MANOJKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE UNIVERSITY OF KERALA REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SYNDICATE REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, KERALA UNIVERSITY CAMPUS THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR FOR R1 & 2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.27508/2009-G ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 21st day of December, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as Associate Professor, Orthodontics, Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram. The main relief sought for in the writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to re-evaluate the Ph.D Thesis in the subject Orthodontics submitted by the petitioner in accordance with law and to take appropriate steps for the award of Ph.D in Orthodontics to the petitioner. 2. When the matter came up for hearing on 09/10/2009, the learned Standing Counsel for the University submitted that the thesis submitted by the petitioner was forwarded for evaluation on 29/04/2008 and the matter was pending with the experts. On 06/11/2009 it was assured that the matter would be taken up with the experts for re-evaluation and instructions were issued to expedite the same. When the matter came up for last time on 01/12/2009, it was submitted that the evaluation of the thesis submitted by the petitioner was over and the petitioner was directed to rectify certain defects pointed out. Today, when the matter came up for hearing, the learned Senior Counsel for W.P.(C). No.27508/2009 -:2:- the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has already rectified the defects and, therefore, there may not be any further hurdle in the matter. 3. The learned senior counsel for the petitioner further submitted that since it is a long pending matter, a time bound direction may be issued to the University to finalise the award of Ph.D in Orthodontics to the petitioner. 4. Heard the learned counsel for the respondents. In the counter affidavit it is pointed out that the report of the examiner will have to be considered by the Syndicate. Hence, sufficient time will have to be given in the matter. In the light of the fact that the matter had been pending for a long time, there will be a direction to the University to see that the entire matter relating to the Ph.D Thesis is finalised within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms