IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 16TH JUNE 2008 / 26TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 3445 of 2008(I) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ DIVYA MARIA JOSEPH, AGED 18 YEARS, D/O.LATE K.P.JOSEPH, KONNOTH HOUSE, MUPPATHADAM, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL, COMBINED COUNCILS BUILDING, KOTLA ROAD, TEMPLE LANE, NEW DELHI. 2. THE REGISTRAR, KERALA NURSES AND MIDWIVES COUNCIL, RED CROSS ROAD, TRIVANDRUM - 35. 3. SIDHI SADAN LOURDES COLLEGE OF NURSING, CHEMBUMUKKU, ERNAKULAM. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL. BY ADV. SRI.N.RAGHURAJ, SC, TCMC & KNMC FOR R2 SHRI.NOUSHAD THOTTATHIL, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.3445 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 16th day of June, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner joined General Nursing and Midwifery Course in the third respondent's college for the period 2006 to 2008. At the time of joining the course, the petitioner paid entire course fee and other fees in advance for an year. The petitioner is stated to have paid a total amount of Rs.63,350/- to the 3rd respondent on 9.8.2007. The course started on 20.9.2007. Within 10 days the petitioner got admission in another college for B.Sc. Nursing and she wanted to join that course. The 3rd respondent was initially not prepared to return the original certificates of the petitioner and later on, on a complaint to the 2nd respondent, certificates were returned. However, in spite of repeated requests made by the petitioner, advance fee collected from her was not returned by the 3rd respondent. In the above circumstances, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 representation to respondents 1 and 2. She seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 expeditiously. w.p.c.3445/08 2 2. I have heard the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the 3rd respondent also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as the 3rd respondent, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within six weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment . Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge