IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 10TH APRIL 2008 / 21ST CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 12390 of 2008(Y) --------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: -------------------- 1. SREEJITH S. NAIR, T.C.6/1297, KONATHUKULANKARA PUTHEN VEEDU, VATTIYOORKAVU.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. M. MUKUND, MURALIKA, NORTH FORT, NEYYATTINKARA. BY ADV. SRI.P.A.AHAMMED, SRI.THOUFEEK AHAMED. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVT., HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, UNIVERSITY BUILDING, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD, ADV. SRI. M. RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/04/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ====================================== WRIT PETITION NO. 12390 OF 2008 ====================================== Dated this the 10th day of April 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioners were students of a private college of nursing in the self finance sector and had secured their admission in the management quota. It is stated that subsequent to their joining the college affiliation of the aforesaid college was withdrawn, as a result of which the petitioners had to discontinue their courses. According to the petitioners, while withdrawing the affiliation, the university had undertaken to accommodate the students in other colleges, but so far they have not been accommodated in any of the colleges. Hence this writ petition has been filed for appropriate orders. Petitioners also submit that they have got information under the Right to Information Act as per Ext.P4 that in the Medical College Thiruvananthapuram, there are three vacant seats available, and therefore they should be accommodated in the aforesaid three seats. 2. I heard the counsel appearing for the University and also the Government Pleader. According to them, since the petitioners had secured admission in the management quota, they cannot claim accommodation in the government seats in the Medical College. It is W.P.(C)12390/2008 2 also submitted that the University has undertaken to accommodate the petitioners in other colleges. It is also stated that if the petitioners indicate availability to the seats outside the University, they will be given the NOC, for joining those colleges. 3. True that the University had undertaken to accommodate the petitioners in other colleges, but this is always subject to availability of seats. But then the petitioners have no vested right to claim that they should be accommodated in the Medical College itself. Depending upon the availability of the seats, it will be open to the University to accommodate the petitioners in any one of the colleges where seats are available. Now that the University has undertaken before me that steps are being taken by them to accommodate the petitioners or given NOC, I think the grievance of the petitioners stands redressed to that extent. However, the offer made by the University to provide alternate accommodation to the petitioner shall be effected before the practical examination commences. The writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE css/