IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR MONDAY, THE 7TH JUNE 2010 / 17TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 16588 of 2010(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- DR.VALSAMMA PAUL, PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF LEGAL STUDIES, COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, COCHIN UNIVERSITY PO, COCHIN-22. BY ADV. SRI.SAJU.S.A SRI.K.C.KIRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, COCHIN UNIVERSITY PO, COCHIN-22. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, CENTRAL SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI. 4. THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, BAHADURSHAN ZAFAR MARG, NEW DELHI-110 002. ADV. SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY, CGC FOR R4 SRI.P.CHANDRASEKHAR,SC,CUSAT,COCHIN UNI FOR R1 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.DILIP MOHAN FOR R2 SRI.S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAI FOR R1 SRI.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN, ASGC, FOR R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 16588 of 2010 W ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 7th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T When this writ petition is taken up for admission, the learned standing counsel submitted that issue raised in this writ petition is squarely covered against the petitioner by the decision of this Court in an exactly identical writ petition moved by a similarly situated person, namely, W.P.(C) No.9556/2010. The said writ petition was dismissed and W.A.No.591/2010 filed against the said judgment was also subsequently dismissed. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has also endorsed the same. In the said circumstances, I do not think it necessary to delve into the facts and issues any further. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed in the light of the judgment in W.P.(C) No.9556/2010 and W.A. No.591/2010. (C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) aks