IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH JULY 2011 / 15TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 16937 of 2011(N) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- SHEMA SOBY, PULICKAL HOUSE, HOUSE NO.24/116, UNIT ROAD, KURIACHIRA, TRICHUR. BY ADV. SRI.LAL GEORGE RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN 695 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD BUILDINGS, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN 695 001. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/07/2011, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 17147 OF 2011 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss W.P.(C) NO.16937/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE FILED UP ENTRANCE APPLICATION FORM. P2:- COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE IN NATIONAL APTITUDE TEST IN ARCHITECTURE. P3:- COPY OF THE PETITION FOR CORRECTION DTD. 10.6.11. P4:- COPIES OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE PROSPECTUS DESCRIBING THE PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION TO THE ARCHITECTURE COURSE. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL:- TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE tss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NOs. 16937 & 17147 OF 2011 =========================== Dated this the 6th day of July, 2011 J U D G M E N T The relief sought in these writ petitions is to direct the Commissioner for Entrance Examination to include B.Arch Course as one of the opted courses of the petitioners in the application submitted by them, for admission to Professional Degree Courses, 2011. 2. On the petitioners' own showing, in the application forms, in the relevant column where the applicants are to indicate the courses opted, the petitioners have not exercised their option in respect of Architecture, where as they have opted for the other courses. As a natural consequence, their names were not included at the time when the applications were processed for admission to the B.Arch Course. It is in these circumstances, the writ petitions have been filed with the prayer mentioned above. 3. Learned Government Pleader has obtained instructions in the matter. According to the learned Government Pleader, on receipt of the applications, taking note of the options exercised by the students, the applications were processed and the processing WPC Nos. 16937 & 17147/11 :2 : was completed on 30/6/11. It is also stated that the list is ready for publication. 4. Evidently, the petitioners have not exercised their option for B.Arch Course. Respondents have rightly processed the applications based on the options exercised. As a result of the fact that the petitioners did not opt for the course, the petitioners could not have been considered for admission to B.Arch Course. For such an action of the respondents, the petitioners cannot find fault with them. Even otherwise, after having exercised their options, at this belated stage and too when the applications were processed and the list is also finalised, this Court will not be justified in directing the respondents to include the petitioners' names also in the list of candidates prepared by them. I am not inclined to issue any such direction. 5. However, it is made clear that in the event any seat is left vacant after admissions, it will be open to the petitioners to approach the 2nd respondent requesting to consider their candidature, in which event, it is directed that the same will be considered in accordance with law. Writ petitions are dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp