IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 6TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 15TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 14286 of 2008(A) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------------- JAYAKUMAR G., ELAMTHOTTATHU PUTHEN VEEDU, KARAZHMA WEST, CHEURTOLE P.O., MAVELIKKARA. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAMESH BABU RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVESRITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, OFFICE OF THE KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, MANIN CAMPUS, VELLANIKKARA, THRISSUR - 680 656. BY ADV. SRI.RENJITH THAMPAN, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO. 14286/2008-A APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE RELEVANT EXTRACT OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED 09/10/2007. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION NO.GA/K1-21606/07 DATED 15/11/2007. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE LETTER NO.GA/K1/21606/2007 DATED 17/04/2008. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE INTERVIEW SCHEDULE, MAY 2008 DOWNLOADED FROM THE WEBSITE OF THE UNIVERSITY. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Rs/ ANTONY DOMINIC, J ----------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.14286/2008 ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of November, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner was an applicant to the post of Assistant Professor, Agronomy in response to Exts.P1 and P2 notifications issued by the respondent University. However, his application was rejected on the ground that he was over aged. 2. Cases involving identical questions have been decided by this court in the judgment in WP(c). No.13811/08 and connected cases, upholding the contention that the petitioners therein are eligible to be considered, the respondent University was directed to consider the applications made by similarly situated candidates. In view of this, the issue in this writ petition is covered by the aforesaid judgment. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing that the petitioner's application will also be considered on merits along with the others. vi ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE 2