IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 13TH OCTOBER 2008 / 21ST ASWINA 1930 WP(C).No. 29508 of 2008(K) --------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. MANAGER, MAR THOMA COLLEGE, TIRUVALLA. 2. DR.K.T.PHILIP, PRINCIPAL, MAR THOMA COLLEGE, TIRUVALLA. BY ADV. SRI.BABY ISSAC ILLICKAL. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, KOTTAYAM. 2. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, KOTTAYAM. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. A.J. VARGHESE FOR R2, ADV. SRI. T.A. SHAJI, SC, FOR R1. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/10/2008, ALONG WITH W.P.(C). NOS. 29539/2008 & 29832/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. ANTONY DOMINIC, J ------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).Nos. 29508/08,29539/08 & 29832/08 ------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of October, 2008 JUDGMENT In so far as these writ petitions are concerned, the second petitioners have been appointed as the Principal of the College of which the first petitioners are the respective Managers. The grievance of the petitioners are that the proposal for the approval of the appointment of the second petitioners as Principals of the College are still kept pending without orders by the University. They are also complaining of the delay in approving the 2nd petitioners as the Drawing and Disbursing Officer for the period subsequent to 1.10.2008. 2. Heard the counsel for the University. 3. In view of the pendency of the matter before the respondent University, these writ petitions are disposed of 2 with the following directions. i. University shall within 8 weeks of the receipt of a copy of the judgment, pass final orders on the proposals made by the first petitioners herein seeking approval of the appointment of the second petitioners as the Principals of the College concerned. ii. The University shall also immediately grant approval to the second petitioners to be the Drawing and Disbursing Officers, pending approval of the second petitioners as Principal. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE vi. 3