IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 18TH AUGUST 2009 / 27TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 24315 of 2008(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- BIJI A. MANOKOTH, S/O ARAVINDAN MANIKOTH S/O ARAVINDAN MANIKOTH, AGED 19 YEARS, LATEST DAILY, KOVALPALLY, KANHANGAD, KASARGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.P.PEETHAMBARAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO SCHEDULE CASTES AND SCHEDULE TRIBE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. KERALA INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES FOR SCHEDULED CASTS AND SCHEDULED TRIBES (KIRTADS), KOZHIKODE. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.DILIP MOHAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).No. 24315/08. APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS P1. COPY OF THE CASTE CERTIFICATE. P2. COPY OF THE SSLC BOOK. P3. COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE. P4. COPY OF THE MERIT CERTIFICATE DTD.5.12.07 BY THE DPI. P5. COPY OF THE ADMIT CARD OF THE EXAMINATION. P6. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.4.6.08 BY R2. P7. COPY OF THE GOVT. ORDER DTD.28.7.06. P8. COPY OF THE ORDER DTD.7.7.08 IN W.A.NO.1405/08 OF THIS COURT. Sdk+ ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P(C).No.24315 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 18th day of August, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner claims to belong to the Vannan community. He appeared for the entrance examination for admission to the five year LL.B course in the Government colleges in Kerala, for the year 2008- 09. He was ranked in the rank list as rank No.11003. But his results were not published on the ground that his caste status was in doubt. He approached this Court seeking the following reliefs: “(i) call for records leading to issuance of Exhibit P6 and P7 and issue a Writ of Certiorari to quash that of Ext. P6 withholding the result of the petitioner in the Entrance Examination for LL.B (Five year) for the year 2008-09 and Exhibit P7. (ii) issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Direction or Order, directing the 2nd respondent to publish the result of the Entrance Examination of the Petitioner in his Community Quota; (iii) to declare that the petitioner is belongs (sic) to Vannan Community and included in the Schedule Caste; 2. At the time of admission of this writ petition, being prima facie satisfied about the petitioner's claim, based on his SSLC certificate where his caste status is shown as Hindu Vannan, I passed an interim order directing the 2nd respondent to publish the results of the petitioner in the entrance examination for LL.B. (Five Year) for the year 2008-09 treating the petitioner as belonging to Vannan community, which is a Scheduled Caste, provisionally subject to the result of the writ petition. It is submitted that pursuant thereto, the 2 petitioner has obtained admission and he is now undergoing the course. 3. In the above circumstances, I do not think that any useful purpose would be served in considering the matter on merits, in so far as at this point of time, another candidate cannot be given admission in the place of the petitioner if his admission is cancelled. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of in terms of the interim order. However, I make it clear that this judgment will not stand in the way of the authorities concerned enquiring into the caste status and coming to appropriate conclusion in accordance with law, thereon for future purposes. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge