IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 4TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 13TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 13494 of 2008(F) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: ---------------- 1. MS. AFSHANA SIDHIK, ROSIYA MANZIL VENNALA P.O., THYKKAVU JN., COCHIN-682 028. 2. MR. AJITH KUMAR PILLAI, KAILASAM THAZHATHUKULAKADA P.O., KOTTARAKKARA KOLLAM-691 521. 3. MR. AMJED NIZAMUDEEN, KODOOR HOUSE K.S.PURAM P.O., KARUNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM-690 544 4. MS. ANJU MATHEW, KANIANTHARA TIRUVALLA. 5. MS. ANJU SUSANNA THOMAS KANJIRATHINMOOTTIL, KUNNAM P.O. MAVELIKARA-680 108. 6. MS. ANNA SUSAN THOMAS, B2 QUARTERS PUSHPAGIRI MEDICAL COLLEGE, TIRUVALLA-689 101 7. MS. ANU M.GEORGE, MANNOORETTONIL POONJAR SOUTH P.O., KOTTAYAM-686 582. 8. MS. BETTY ABRAHAM, TC 6/193-5 P.K.P.ROAD, KODUNGANOOR P.O., VATTIYOORKAVU THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 013 9. MS. BETTY T.FRANCIS, THAYIL MARIATHURUTHU P.O., KOTTAYAM-686 027. 10. MS. BINA S., HILL SIDE OPP. TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL, EDACODE MUKKUNNIMALA, NEMOM P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695020 11. MR.BINU GEORGE BABU KINATUMMOOTTIL, MUTTAMBALAM P.O. KOTTAYAM-686 004. WP(C).No. 13494 of 2008 12. MS. CERENE ROSE JOSE STAFF QUARTERS-1, SUGAR CANE RESEARCH CENTRE KALLUNGAL P.O., TIRUVALLA-689 102 13. MS. CHINCHU ANN VARGHESE, THONIKADAVIL R.S. P.O., TIRUVALLA-689 111 14. MS. DEEPTHY G., GEETHAM AREEPARAMBU P.O., KOTTAYAM-686 501 15. MS. DHANNYA RACHEL THOMAS, SURABHI PUTHUPALLY P.O., KOTTAYAM-686 011. 16. MS. DHANYA GOPINATHAN, ANIZHAM KOLOTHUMPADI WEST, P.O.NADAVARAMBA-680 661. 17. MS. GEETHA S.NAIR, SREERANGAM PUNNAKADU P.O., KOZHENCHERRY. 18. MR. JAMES CYRIAC, KOVILAKATHU AYARKUNNAM P.O., KOTTAYAM-686 564 19. MS. JITHA S., GEETHAM VANDANAM P.O., ALAPPUZHA-688 005. 20. MS. LEEBA ELIZABETH BABU, KARIMPANNOOR VADAVATHOOR P.O., KOTTAYAM-686 010. 21. MS. LEKSHMI BALARAMAN, SREE LEKSHMI VADAKKADATHUCAVU P.O., ADOOR-691 529 22. MS.MERIN JOSELIN GEORGE, PARAYIL AYMANAM P.O., KOTTAYAM-686 015 23. MR. MOHAMMED JASHIN K.S., JASMIN PAYYANNUR, KANNUR-670 307 24. MS. MONCY MICHAEL, ALAKKATTUSSERIL THUMPOLLY P.O., ALAPPUZHA-688 008. 25. MS. NEETHA MARY KURIAN, PULLOLICKAL THURUTHEL LANE, VADAVATHOOR, KOTTAYAM-686 010. 26. MS. NITHYA GEORGE, VALIYAVETTIL GANDHINAGAR P.O., KOTTAYAM-686 008. 27. MR. OM PRAKASH, AMPATTUKUZHIYIL S.H.MOUNT P.O., KOTTAYAM-686 006. 28. MS. PEARLY P.K., CAREWELL HOSPITAL RAMANATTUKARA P.O., CALICUT-673 633 29. MS. POORNIMA R.PAI, SAGAR DHAN PANANGAD P.O., TRISSUR-680 665. 30. MR. PRINCE JOHN GEORGE PONNALAYATHU PRINCE VILLA, PALICKAL P.O. KATTANAM-690 503. 31. MS. PRIYA MARY KURIAN, MYLAKATTU NALUNNAKAL P.O., VAKATHANAM, KOTTAYAM-686 538. 32. MS. PUNYA CHANDRAN, PARIYARATHU PARAMPIL PULLAD PO, TIRUVALLA-689 548 33. MR.RAM GOPAL V., K.V.MADOM, KANDIYOOR MAVELIKKARA-690 103. 34. MR. RAMESH REMON NAIR, ANAND PUZHAVATHU, CHANGANACHERRY. 35. MS. REENA MARY ABRAHAM, KALLUNKAL PUTHENCAVU P.O., CHENGANNUR-689 123 36. MS. RINCY THOMAS, RINCY VILLA THIRUVANVANDOOR P.O., THIRUVALLA-689 109. 37. MS. RINU RUTH GEORGE, MOHAN NIVAS SHORANUR-1, PALAKKAD-679 121 38. MS. RIYA ABRAHAM, THOPRATHUVADAKEIL MARAMON -689 541. 39. MS. SAIRA SAIF, SAIRA COTTAGE KARALI JN., P.O.SASTHAMCOTTA, KOLLAM-690 543 40. MS. SANTY ANTONY, POTTOKKARAN SOUTH THORAVU, X/410, PUDUKAD P.O. THRISSUR-680 301. 41. MS. SHENI SHERIFF, AKBAR MANZIL PADINJATTINKARA, KOTTARAKKARA-691 506. 42. MR. SMRITHESH SOMAKUMAR, SOUPARNIKA NEAR RAILWAY STATION, THITTAMEL CHENGANNUR-689 121 43. MR. THAJU LOUIS, PARAKKAL, PANCHAVADY BENNET ROAD, THRISSUR-680 020. WP(C).No. 13494 of 2008 44. MS. VANDANA SUDHEER, 6-F, GOLDEN ENCLAVE MUTTAMBALAM P.O., KOTTAYAM. 45. MS. VENI KRISHNA S., PRAYAR CHITHARA P.O., CHITHARA, QUILON-691 559. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHOSH MATHEW SRI.SATHISH NINAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------- 1. TRAVANCORE-COCHIN MEDICAL COUNCILS RED CROSS ROAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-35 REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR 2. MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY PRIYADARSINI HILLS, KOTTAYAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR. 3. PUSHPAGIRI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL. 4. THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA POCKET-14, SECTOR-8, DWARAKA, NEW DELHI REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 5. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, MEDICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. SECRETARY TO GOVT., HEALTH DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC, MCI FOR R4 SRI.N.RAGHURAJ, SC, TCMC & KNMC FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 13494 of 2008 EXT.P1: TRUE EXTRACT OF THE RELEVANT CLAUSES (1) TO (5) OF REGULATION 14 OF CHAPTER V OF THE REGULATIONS ON GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, 1997. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 21.01.2008 ISSUED BY THE UNIVERSITY EXTENDING PROVISIONAL AFFILIATION FOR THE YEAR 2007-2008. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 2.4.2008 SENT BY THE THIRD RESPNDENT TO R1. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 9.4.08 ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT TO R3. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 9.4.2008 SENT BY THE R3 TO R1. EXT.P6: COPY OF THE INTERM ORDER IN W.P.(C) NO.13033/08 TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.13494 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of September, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioners, who are students who passed M.B.B.S. Examination from the 3rd respondent's College challenge Ext.P4 order passed by the 1st respondent wherein the provisional registration of the students of the 3rd respondent's College under the Travancore-Cochin Medical Practitioners' Act, with which only they can start their internship, completion of which is mandatory for obtaining M.B.B.S degree, has been refused on the ground that the Medical Council of India has not given final recognition to the College. 2. The learned Standing Counsel for the Medical Council of India produced before me a communication from the Medical Council of India to the Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare dated 21.5.2008 recommending final recognition for the 3rd respondent's College. W.P.(c)No.13494/08 2 3. The petitioner today produced before me a notification from the Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Department, which according to the petitioners is the final notification granting recognition to the 3rd respondent's College. In the above circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: If the petitioner produces the document, now produced before me for my perusal, before the 1st respondent, the 1st respondent shall consider the same and if the same is sufficient to grant provisional registration to the petitioners, the 1st respondent shall issue appropriate orders in the matter, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.13494/08 3