IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 12TH OCTOBER 2009 / 20TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 25859 of 2005(C) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ NEENA V.V., W/O.PHALGUNAN, VIRAKANVALAPPIL HOUSE, KANNUL POST,KADAMBERI, KANNUR. BY ADVS.MR.PROMY KAPRAKKATT MR.SUNIL NAIR PALAKKAT MR.K.N.ABHILASH SMT.P.K.BEENA RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE PRINCIPAL, LBS CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MULIYAR, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. R1 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.SREELATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO. 25859/2005 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE MEMO ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION DTD. 31.7.04. P2:- COPY OF THE RECEIPT DTD. 17.8.04 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P3:- COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE REVENUE AUTHORITY DTD. 24.5.04. TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE tss T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.25859/2005-C ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 12th day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is aggrieved by the requirement to pay fees for continuance in the course, namely, Computer Science and Engineering in L.B.S. Centre for Science and Technology. It is the case of the petitioner that she is entitled for fee concession as her family belongs to a low income group. Ext.P3 is the certificate produced in support of the said plea. It is pointed out that being a member of the low income group, the annual fee payable is Rs.18,000/-. It is in this circumstance, the petitioner has approached this Court by filing this writ petition. 2. The respondents have not filed any counter affidavit in the matter. 3. If the petitioner is having any complaint in the matter even now, it is upto her to approach the first respondent. The second respondent will calculate the fees in terms of the fixation of fee adopted by the first respondent. If the concession allowable to the low income group is not being given by the Principal, it is a matter which the petitioner can take up before the first respondent. If the petitioner files an appropriate W.P.(C). No.25859/2005 -:2:- representation in the matter within one month from today before the first respondent, the first respondent will consider the same and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner within another period of three months. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms