IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 25TH MARCH 2010 / 4TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 10156 of 2010(T) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------------- JOTHIS JOSE, D/O.K.G. JOSE, KIZHAKKE PUTHEN VEEDU, URUKUNNU.P.O, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. MR.MANOJ RAMASWAMY, MR.K.T.THOMAS (KANNAMPALLIL). RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE PRNCIPAL, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, KARIAVATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS, HOUSING BOARD BUILDINGS, SHANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. R1 TO R3 BY ADV. MR. M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, KERALA UTY R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.10156 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of March, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner, a 1st year student of B.Tech Information Technology in the University College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram has approached this Court seeking for a direction to the Vice Chancellor of the University to consider and pass orders on Exhibit P6 representation. 2. The petitioner was originally admitted to the B.Tech Course in Information Technology in the NRI quota and she had remitted the required fee to the tune of Rs.2,25,000/- being the tuition fee and refundable deposit for one year during the academic year 2009-2010. Later she got Government allotment under the Management category under the 3rd respondent college and the allotment memo is produced as Exhibit P2. The petitioner had remitted the required fee of Rs.65,000/-, which is evidenced by Exhibit P3 payment slip issued by the State Bank of Travancore, Punalur branch. The petitioner had also remitted the W.P.(C) No.10156/2010 2 required fee for change of category from NRI quota to Management quota as evidenced by Exhibit P4 receipt. 3. The 3rd respondent has forwarded the request of the petitioner for change of category along with Exhibit P5 to the 1st respondent. As no action is forthcoming, Exhibit P6 representation has been filed before the Vice Chancellor. There will be a direction to the 2nd respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P6, with notice to the petitioner, within a period of one month and communicate the result to the petitioner. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp