IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 5TH OCTOBER 2009 / 13TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 24014 of 2009(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SAJITHA.M.P., D/O.K.ABDUL KAREEM, KATTOOR HOUSE, KELOTH, PAYYANNUR, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.AMARESAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, (NODAL POLY TECHNIC COLLEGE) PERIYA, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------- W.P(C) No.24014 of 2009-V ------------------------------ Dated this the 5th day of October, 2009. J U D G M E N T Heard Sri.M.V.Amaresan, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri.P.Narayanan, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2. The petitioner passed the Plus two examination conducted by the Board of Higher Secondary Examination in March 2009. She thereafter applied for admission in various Polytechnic Colleges in Kannur and Kasargod districts. The last date fixed for submission of application was 18.6.2009. The petitioner submitted the application by post on 17.6.2009. Her grievance is that though a large number of seats remain vacant in various Polytechnic colleges, her application for admission has not been considered. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to respondents to admit her for the Diploma Course 2009 in any one of the Polytechnic Colleges in Kasargod district. 3. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits on instructions that the last date stipulated for receipt of applications for admission to the Diploma Course 2009 was 18.6.2009 and that the petitioner's application was received only on 19.6.2009. He also submits that as against 542 vacancies 2427 `W.P(C) No.24014 of 2009-V 2 applications were received and that the total number of seats reserved for Muslim candidates is 31 against which 438 applications were received in time. He submits that the petitioner's application was belated and therefore liable to be rejected. 4. I have considered the submissions made at the Bar by the learned counsel appearing on either side. It is evident from the writ petition itself that the petitioner sent the application by post only on 17.6.2009. The application was not received in time. Therefore her application was liable to be rejected as a belated application. Further it is evident from the submissions made at the Bar by the learned Government Pleader that as against 542 seats, 2427 applications had been received in time and that as against 31 seats reserved for Muslim candidates 308 valid applications had been received. In the light of these facts it has to be necessarily held that the petitioner who did not apply in time, cannot seek or be granted the relief prayed for in this writ petition. I accordingly hold that there is no merit in the writ petition. The writ petition fails and is dismissed. Sd/- P.N.RAVINDRAN JUDGE //True Copy// PA to Judge ab