IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 28TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 6TH ASWINA 1929 WP(C).No. 28412 of 2007(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ P.I.SOMANATHAN, MANAGER, C.N.N. TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTE, CHERPU P.O., THRISSUR (DISTRICT). BY ADV. SRI.P.M.SANEER RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THRISSUR. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION (D) DEPARTMENT, TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/09/2007, ALONG WITH WPC 28218/07 & CONNECTED CASES THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C) Nos.28412, 28218, 28454, 27255, 28365,28451, 28374 & 28464 OF 2007 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 28th September, 2007 J U D G M E N T These writ petitions are filed by the Self Financing Teacher Training Institutions. The prayer of the writ petitioners is that the 1st respondent shall be directed to sponsor students to the 50% merit quota earmarked for them. It is submitted that despite lapse of time students have not been allotted till date. 2. When these cases came up for orders the learned Govt. Pleader, on instructions, submits that except in Kollam District in the other districts some more students are available to be allotted and that such allotment will be done within two weeks from today. It is also pointed out that in respect of Kollam district no students are available despite availability of several vacancies in the self financing colleges. Similar situation was available in the previous years and writ petitions filed for identical reliefs have WPC No. 28412/07 etc. -2- been disposed of by this Court. Exts. P5 and P6 are the judgments rendered in those cases. In my view these cases can also be disposed of granting similar reliefs. 3. Taking into account the submissions made as above I dispose of these writ petitions in the following terms: W.P.(C) Nos. 28412, 28218, 28451, 27255, 28454 and 28365 of 2007 concern Thrissur, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Kozhikode and Ernakulam Districts. In respect of these colleges, the 1st respondent shall allot students on or before 15-10-2007. If the 1st respondent is unable to allot students as above, the institutions will be free to make selection and admit students to the merit quota also. In respect of W.P.(C) Nos. 28374 & 28464 of 2007 which are filed by institutions from Kollam District, there also, the learned Govt. Pleader submits that, though students are not available, every endeavour will be made to allot students on or before 15-10-2007. If students are available they may be alloted on or before 15-10-2007 and if allotment is not made as above, the WPC No. 28412/07 etc. -3- institutions will be free to make selection and admit students to the merit quota. It is clarified that if students are available the Deputy Director will be at liberty to make allotment irrespective of any subject wise categorization maintained. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE jan/-