IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH DECEMBER 2008 / 19TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 29586 of 2008(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MANAGER, ST. THOMAS COLLEGE, RANNI. BY ADV. SRI.K.B.GANGESH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. M.G. UNIVERSITY, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR, PRIYADARSHINI HILLS, KOTTAYAM. ADV. SRI. T.A. SHAJI, SC, M.G.UNIVERSITY FOR R3 SHRI.A.J.VARGHESE, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------- W.P.(C) No.29586 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of December, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner, Manager of St.Thomas College, Ranni, complains about the inaction on the part of the Director of Collegiate Education on Ext.P4 dated 22/12/2007, the Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department on Ext.P6 dated 17/04/2008 and Ext.P7 dated 29/10/2008. In so far as Ext.P4 is concerned, the request made to the Director of Collegiate Education is to give concurrence to the termination of service of one Shri. Sunny Jacob. 2. If as stated by the petitioner, Ext.P4 referred above has been received by the Director, he shall necessarily consider the same and pass orders thereon as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within four weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. 3. Ext.P6 dated 17/04/2008, according to the learned Government Pleader, has been received by the Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department and the same is under consideration. W.P.(C) No. 29586/2008 -2- 4. In so far as Ext.P7 is concerned, that is the request made by the petitioner for deputing a Government nominee to the selection committee. According to the petitioner, they have already obtained willingness from Shri.K.A.Antony, Joint Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, to be the Government Nominee subject to Government Sanction vide his letter dated 29/10/2008. It is on that basis, the petitioner has made Ext.P7 on 29/10/2008 itself for deputing Shri.K.A.Antony as the Government nominee. Therefore, if as stated by the petitioner, Ext.P7 dated 29/10/2008 has been received, the same also needs to be considered. Accordingly, it is directed that the 1st respondent shall pass orders on Exts.P6 and P7, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within six weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg