IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 11TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 20TH BHADRA 1929 WP(C).No. 25911 of 2007(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.V.JAYAPRAKASH, AGED 21 YEARS, S/O.K.G.VISWANATHAN, RESIDING AT 'KARTHIKA NIVAS', KUNJATHUR P.O., MANJESWAR, KASARGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.A.SHAFIK RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE PRINCIPAL, MAR IVANIOS COLLEGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 015. 3. MANGALORE UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, MANGALORE. BY ADV. SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, KERALA UTY. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.25911 of 2007 -------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of September, 2007 J U D G M E N T The petitioner possesses a Degree issued by the Mangalore University and on that strength he applied for admission to M.A Degree in English at the 2nd respondent. It appears that the Degree the petitioner possesses is not one recognised by the 2nd respondent. Now admission has been declined to the petitioner and this writ petition has been filed by the petitioner praying for directing the respondent to recognise the Degree and admit him for M.A.(English) for the academic years 2007-2009. 2. In view of the fact that the Degree of the petitioner is not a recognised one, this court will not be justified in directing that the petitioner be admitted for M.A (English). It is essentially for the Academic Council to consider a matter like this and this Court will not be step into such areas. It is now revealed that the Academic Council will not be meeting shortly and in a situation like this, the Vice Chancellor can examine the matter and take an appropriate decision. This submission of the petitioner is not contradicted by the Standing Counsel for respondents 1 and 2 also. W.P ( C) No.25911 of 2007 2 3. In view of this, I dispose of this writ petition directing the 1st respondent - Vice Chancellor to consider whether the Degree possessed by the petitioner can be recognised and on that basis he can be granted admission to M.A (English) as sought for by him. Such decision shall be taken as expeditiously as possible. Petitioner shall make a suitable representation to the Vice Chancellor in this behalf along with a copy of this writ petition and certified copy of this judgment, in which case Vice Chancellor will take an appropriate decision, as expeditiously as possible. It will be open to the Vice Chancellor to call upon the petitioner to produce any additional documents that he needs, to take a decision in this behalf. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.25911 of 2007 2 K.THANKAPPAN,J CRL.A. NO.92 OF 1999 ORDER W.P ( C) No.25911 of 2007 2 25th May, 2007