IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR MONDAY, THE 19TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 28TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 8786 of 2011(W) --------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------- 1. DR.RAJESH V.R., ASST.SURGEON AND MEDICAL OFFICER, P.H.CENTRE, KURUPPANTHARA, MANJOOR P.O., KOTTAYAM. 2. DR.DEEVAR PRAHLAD, ASST.SURGEON AND MEDICAL OFFICER, P.H.CENTRE, THURAVOOR, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.R.RAJASEKHARAN PILLAI SRI.R.SREEDHARAN NAIR SMT.SABINA JAYAN SMT.MINI.V.A. RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 4. THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA NEW DELHI REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PIN - 110 001. svs ........2/-.... ...2... WPC. NO.8786/2011 5. THE SECRETARY, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. * ADDL. R6 IMPLEADED 6. VINOD K.M., ASSISTANT SURGEON, PH CENTRE, RAMANATTUKARA, CALICUT. * ADDL. R6 IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 19/09/2011 IN I.A. NO.6951/2011 R1 TO R3, R5 BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN R4 BY ADV. SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC, MCI R6 BY ADVS. SRI.V.V.ASOKAN SRI.R.JAIKRISHNA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/09/2011, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 12984 OF 2011 AND CONNECTED CASES THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 8786/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE PROSPECTUS FOR ADMISSION TO MEDICAL PG COURSES 2011. P2: COPY OF THE KERALA MEDICAL OFFICERS ADMISSION TO PG COURSE UNDER SERVICE QUOTA ACT 2008. P3: COPY OF THE POST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION REGULATION 2000 WITH AMENDMENTS UPTO 2010. P4: KERALA MEDICAL OFFICERS ADMISSION TO PG COURSE UNDER SERVICE QUOTA RULES 2009. P5: COPY OF THE RELEVANT EXTRACT OF LIST OF GENERAL CANDIDATES. P6: COPY OF THE RELEVANT EXTRACT OF THE SENIORITY LIST OF MEDICAL OFFICERS UNDER HEALTH SERVICE QUOTA. P6(a):COPY OF THE RELEVANT EXTRACT OF THE SENIORITY LIST OF MEDICAL OFFICERS UNDER DIFFICULT RURAL SERVICE QUOTA. P6(b):COPY OF THE RELEVANT EXTRACT OF THE SENIORITY LIST OF MEDICAL OFFICERS UNDER RURAL SERVICE QUOTA. P7: COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED 05/04/2011 OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN & C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JJ. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C)Nos.8786, 12984, 13343 & 15596 of 2011 & Cont. Case No.489 of 2011 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of September, 2011 JUDGMENT Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. With the passage of time, the learned counsel on all sides including the learned Standing Counsel for the Medical Council of India and the learned Senior Government Pleader are right in submitting that nothing survives in these writ petitions since the interim orders were given effect to and the admissions to the Post Graduate Medical Courses in the State of Kerala for the last academic year have already been over. These writ petitions are accordingly ordered making the interim orders absolute. The contempt of court case will stand closed. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN Judge Sd/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS