IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 6TH JULY 2009 / 15TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 33509 of 2005(L) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- DR. M.G. VIJAYAKUMAR, AGED 42, S/O. LATE SRI.M. GOVINDA KURUP, MANGALATHU VEEDU, AYANIKATTUKONAM, MADAVOOR, PALLICKAL P.O., TRIVANDRUM - 695 602. BY MR.N.SUGATHAN, ADVOCATE. MS.VARSHA BHASKAR, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O, CALICUT - 673 635. 2. THE SELECTION COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED FOR SELECTION TO THE POST READER (ACADEMY STAFF COLLEGES), REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O., CALICUT. 3. DR. T.K. NARAYANAN, EX-OFFICIO MEMBER OF SELECTION COMMITTEE TO THE POST READER (ACADEMY STAFF COLLEGES) (FORMER DIRECTOR, ACADEMY STAFF COLLEGES, CALICUT UNIVERSITY), CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O., CALICUT. 4. CHACKO JOSE P., C/O. P.C.JOSE, VII/108, KEERAMKULANGARA, TRICHUR-680 005. BY MR.S.GOPAKUMARAN NAIR, SC, CALICUT UTY FOR R1 & R2 MR.P.V.MOHANAN, ADVOCATE, FOR R4 MR. ASOK M.CHERIAN, SC, CALICUT UNIERSITY FOR R1 & R2 MR. P.C. SASIDHARAN, SC, CALICUT UNIVERSITY FOR R1 & R2. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.33509/2005 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1 : COPY OF NOTIFICATION DTD. 11.01.2005. EXT. P2 : COPY OF EXTRACT OF URGENT ITEM OF THE MINUTES OF THE SYNDICATE HELD ON 28.09.2005. EXT. P3 : COPY OF APPLICATION DTD. 21.02.2005 SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER FOR THE POST OF READER. EXT. P4 : COPY OF MEMO DTD. 11.08.2005 OF CALICUT UNIVERSITY. EXT. P5 : EXTRACT OF THE GUIDELINES FOR ACADEMIC STAFF COLLEGES. 4TH RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: EXT. R4(a) : COPY OF APPOINTMENT ORDER No.GAII/F1/2269/05 DTD. 29.9.2005. EXT. R4(b) : COPY OF APPLICATION DTD. 24.2.2005. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.33509 OF 2005 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of July, 2009. J U D G M E N T This writ petition is filed challenging the selection process undertaken by the University in respect of the post of Reader in Academic Staff Colleges. The notified vacancy was only one. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that in a similar Writ Petition (C) No.27584/2005, this Court directed the University to constitute a fresh Selection Committee for the purpose of selecting a suitable candidate for the post of Director in Academy Staff College. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the 4th respondent that even though he joined service, subsequently he has left service. The main allegations raised in the writ petition are that the nominee of the U.G.C was not included in the Selection Committee, and the 3rd respondent has not put his signature in the selection proceedings. W.P.(C) No.27584/2005 W.P.(C) No.33509/2005 2 was also disposed of in like circumstances. Exhibit P2 is therefore quashed. In the light of the above position, the University is directed to constitute a fresh Selection Committee for the post in question. The candidate who had appeared before the Selection Committee can be allowed to participate in the selection process. It shall be ensured that the Committee is constituted in terms of the relevant Statutes, Rules and U.G.C Regulations. This writ petition is accordingly disposed of. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp