IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN TUESDAY, THE 15TH JULY, 2008 / 24TH ASHADHA, 1930 O.P.No. 10640 of 1998 (N) PETITIONER: KERALA PRIVATE COLLEGE MANAGEMENTS' ASSOCIATION REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY REF.FR.MATHEW MALEPARAMBIL, ST.THOMAS COLLEGE, ARUNAPURAM.P.O., PALA – 686 574. BY ADV. SRI.BABY ISSAC ILLICKAL RESPONDENTS: 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, UNIVERSITY OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.K.CHANDRAMOHAN DAS,SC,KERALA UTY. SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, KERALA UTY. FOR R2 THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & V.K.MOHANAN, JJ. --------------------------------------------- O.P.No.10640 of 1998 - N --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of July, 2008 J U D G M E N T Ramachandran Nair,J: Since the challenge against the statute was rejected by this Court vide judgment in Sree Narayana Trusts v. State of Kerala (I.L.R.2007(2)Kerala 478), following the above judgment, we dismiss this original petition. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, Judge V.K.MOHANAN, Judge MBS/ C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & V.K.MOHANAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------- O.P.NO.10640 OF 1998 -------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T DATED:15-7-2008