IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 29TH JUNE 2011 / 8TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 22957 of 2009(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. SRI.C.K.RAJAN,S/O.SRI KUMARAN, 'CHENNARA' NHAMENENGAD POST, THRISSUR -679 563. 2. N.D.ARYAN,S/O. DURGADATHAN BHATTATHIRIPPADU, NEDIYAPARAMBU MANA, VENGKIDANGU POST,THRISSUR-680 510. 3. C.C.VIJAYAN, CHAVAKKAD HOUSE, CHAKKAM KANDAM POST, PALUVAI VIA, THRISSUR - 68 522. 4. V.VENUGOPALAN,S/O.LATE SRI.A.V.KRISHNAN NAIR, MUNDATH HOUSE, PAVRATTY POST, THRISSUR -680 507. 5. K.P.KARPPAN,S/O. PUNDAYI, KARUTHEDATHU HOUSE, PALAPETTY POST, VELIYANKODE VIA,MALAPPURAM - 679579. BY ADVS. SRI.GOVIND K.BHARATHAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.C.P.KUNJHIKANNAN SRI.K.HAR RAO SRI.S.K.MADHU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. GURUVAYOOR DEVASWOM MANAGING COMMITTEE, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, GURUVAYOOR DEVASWOM, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. GURUVAYOOR DEVASWOM REPRESENTED BY ITS ADMINISTRATOR, GURUVAYOOR DEVASWOM, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 3. GURUVAYOOR SREE KRISHNA SCHOOL, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL, GURUVAYOOR THRISSUR. WP(C).No. 22957 of 2009(L) 4. GURUVAYOOR SREE KRISHNA COLLEGE, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL, GURUVAYOOR, THRISSUR. ADV. SRI.V.KRISHNA MENON S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 22957 of 2009(L) PETITIONERS EXHIBITS P1. COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE REPORT OF SRI.S.KRISHNAN UNNI, ENQUIRY COMMISSIONER P2-A. COPY OF THE LIST OF HUMANITIES STUDENTS IN THE WAITING LIST P2-B. COPY OF THE LIST OF SCIENCE STUDENTS IN THE WAITING LIST. P2-C COPY OF THE LIST OF COMMERCE STUDENTS IN THE WAITING LIST ANNEXURE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE GURUVAYOOR DEVASWOM DATED 28.10.2010 // TRUE COPY // PA TO JUDGE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, JJ. ----------------------------------- W.P(C).No.22957 OF 2009 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 29th day of June, 2011 JUDGMENT Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan,J. Read the earlier orders. At the stage of admission, it was thought necessary for this Court to look into the concept of management quota in relation to the Sree Krishna College and a school under the management of Guruvayoor Devaswom. The purity principles and doctrine of equality in Article 14 of the Constitution vis.a.vis. Guruvayoor Devaswom, a statutory body, prompted this Court to issue the order dated 15.9.2010. Following that, certain materials were placed on record. A reading of those materials led to the observations contained in the order dated 22.12.2010. It was necessary to find out as to what is the zone of consideration for the management quota. With further WPC.22957/09 2 materials on board, including decision No.128 placed on record along with an affidavit on behalf of respondents 1 and 2, sworn to by the administrator on 7.3.2011, the Devaswom stands to explain the classes or persons who would fall to get the benefit of management quota. Among that, we found a term “ÄçgÖàÏVAá çÕIß ” meaning thereby, “local people”. We wanted the Board to express itself further with clarity as to what is meant by that term. Now, yet another affidavit has been placed on record, sworn to on 21.6.2011, stating, among other things, that the word “ÄçgÖàÏVAá çÕIß” in the aforesaid decision means those residing within the territory of the Guruvayoor Municipality and the Kandannaseri Grama Panchayat, within whose limit, the college in question is situated. We are clear in our mind that sufficient clarity has been provided to the issue and therefore, we do find our way to fork the admission process as against the management quota, though the learned counsel for the petitioner points out that the petitioners are apprehensive that WPC.22957/09 3 the management quota would be misused and there would be no transparency in the matter. In the aforesaid circumstances, we order the writ petition directing that admissions against the management quota will be made only in strict conformity with the guidelines as pointed out by the Guruvayoor Devaswom and in the light of what is stated above and also by ensuring transparency in the matter and in the identity of the candidates who are given admission under the management quota. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. Sd/- S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, Judge. kkb.29/6.