IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 31ST OCTOBER 2011 / 9TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 28887 of 2011(I) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- THE GENERAL SECRETARY, ILAHIA TRUST AND MANAGER, ILAHIA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, MULAVOOR P.O., MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN-686 673. BY ADVS. SRI.K.JAJU BABU, SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI, SRI.BRIJESH MOHAN, SRI.T.S.SHYAM PRASANTH, SMT.DHANYA CHANDRAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE ADMISSION SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE FOR PROFESSIONAL COLLEGES, RAM MOHAN PALACE, KOCHI-682 031, REPRESENTED BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY. 3. THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDINGS, SANTHI NAGAR, TRIVANDRUM-695 001. 4. MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, PRIYADARSINI HILLS, KOTTAYAM-686 560, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR. R1 & R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. MOHAMMED SHAH, R4 BY SRI. T.A. SHAJI, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/10/2011, ALONG WITH W.P.(C).NO.28488/2011 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).NO.28887/2011-I: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:- EXT.P1: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT DATED 19/5/10. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE APPROVAL IS EXTENDED BY THE ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION DATED 1/9/11. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE G.O.(MS) NO. 142/11/H.EDN. DATED 19/8/11. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE JUDGEMENT DATED 10/10/11 IN WPC.26165/11 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE JUDGEMENT DATED 19/10/11 IN WPC.27177/11 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS:- NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Prv. ANTONY DOMINIC, J ....................................................... W.P.(C)s.28887, 28888, 28934 & 28488/2011 .............................................. Dated this the 31st day of October, 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioners are Self Financing Engineering Colleges. The prayer sought in these writ petitions is a direction requiring the respondents to permit the petitioners to fill up the vacant seats in their respective colleges. 2. It is now brought to the notice of this Court that the Government have issued order dated 20.10.2011 prescribing the manner in which such seats are to be filled up. 3. Now that such an order has been issued, it is for the petitioners to avail of the benefit of the said order. 4. It is clarified that even after filling up the seats as aforesaid, if there are any vacancy, it is open to the petitioners to agitate their claim at that stage. Writ petitions are closed accordingly. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs