IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH MARCH 2009 / 20TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 35761 of 2008(G) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER : ---------------- CIVI.V, LECTURER IN EDUCATION, S.N.TRAINING COLLEGE, NEDUNGANDA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM RESPONDENTS : ------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTRAR. 3. S.N.TRUST, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, KOLLAM. 4. THE PRINCIPAL, S.N.TRAINING COLLEGE, NEDUNGANDA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. ADV. SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, KERALA UTY. FOR R2 SRI.A.N.RAJAN BABU, SC, S.N.TRUST FOR R3,4 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.35761 OF 2008 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of March, 2009 JUDGMENT Heard Sri.George Poonthottam, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Sri.M.Rajagopalan Nair, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Kerala University and Sri.A.N.Rajan Babu, the learned counsel appearing for the third respondent. 2. The issue raised in this writ petition is directly covered against the petitioner by the decision of a learned Single Judge of this Court in S.Sumithra Devi and Others Vs. State of Kerala and others (2007 (4) KHC 633), that was affirmed by the Division Bench in Writ Appeal No.2670 of 2007 and connected cases. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner however submits that in the said decisions the question whether B.Ed. course is an under graduate course or a graduate course has not been decided and therefore, the said question may be left open to be decided in other appropriate proceedings. I accordingly dismiss this writ petition reserving liberty with the petitioner to agitate the W.P.(C) No.35761 of 2008 2 question whether B.Ed. Degree course is an undergraduate course or a graduate course in appropriate proceedings. P.N.RAVINDRAN JUDGE pac