IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 8TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 25247 of 2009(A) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- K.PREMACHANDRAN ,SECRETARY, PATHANAMTHITTA MUNICIPALITY,PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADVS. MR.K.JAJU BABU, SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI, MR.BRIJESH MOHAN, MR.T.S.SHYAM PRASANTH, MR.A.HAROON RASHEED. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS, TRIVANDRUM. 3. KERALA STATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MISSION,I.C.T.CAMPUS,VELLAYAMBALAM, TRIVANDRUM 695 033,REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR. 4. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT KERALA (IIITM-K) NILA BUILDING, TECHNO PARK, KARIAVATTOM P.O. TRIVANDRUM 695581,REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR. 5. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT IN GOVERNMENT (MG) VIKAS BHAVAN P.O.,TRIVANDRUM 695 033, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss P.N.RAVINDRAN ==================== W.P. © No.25247 of 2009 – A ==================== Dated 30th Septemmber, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner who is presently working as Secretary of Pathanamthitta Municipality applied for admission to the Post-graduate Diploma course in E- Governance pursuant to Ext.P1 notification. The last date stipulated for submission of completed applications together with a no objection certificate from the Department where the government servant is employed was 10.8.2009. The petitioner states that though he had applied for the said course by submitting the original of Ext.P3 application together with a no objection certificate, his application has not so far been considered. 2. When this writ petition came up for admission on 28.8.2009, the learned Government Pleader was requested to get instructions. Today, when the writ petition again came up for hearing, the learned Government Pleader on instructions submitted that the petitioner’s application was received only on 22.8.2009 after the last date fixed for receipt of applications and therefore, the petitioner was not given admission for the Post-graduate Diploma course in E-Governance for the year 2009-2010. W.P.(C) No. 25247/2009 -:2:- In the light of the fact that the petitioner’s application was not received by the Government before the last date, the petitioner cannot be granted admission for the current year. This writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed with the observation that it will be open to the petitioner to apply for admission next year as and when applications are invited. P.N.RAVINDRAN Judge vaa