IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 14TH AUGUST 2008 / 23RD SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 15645 of 2008(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ ST.JOSEPH'S COLLEGE, PILATHARA, REP. BY THE MANAGER, DIOCESE OF KANNUR, LATIN BISHOPS HOUSE, MELE CHOVVA, KANNUR BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER ECDUCATION GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. KANNUR UNIVERSITY, REP. BY THE REGISTRAR KANNUR DIST. BY ADV. SRI.M.SASEENDRAN,SC,KANNUR UNIVERSITY FOR R2 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. M.R. SABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 15645 of 2008 EXT.P1: COPY OF THE APPLICATION DTD 28.12.2005 GIVEN BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE LETTER NO.ACAD/A1/NC & C/2006 DTD 1.3.2006. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE APPLICATION DTD 30.12.2006 GIVEN BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION NO.ACAD/A2/3340/SJC/05 DATED 14.7.2008. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE CIRCULAR NO.22435/J2/08/H.EDN. DTD 25.7.2008. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.15645 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of August, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner approached this Court seeking a direction to the University to grant affiliation for the new courses applied for by the petitioner. The objection of the University in granting affiliation was that they were awaiting views of the Government in the matter as required under the concerned statute. However, it is admitted by the learned Standing Counsel for the University that in view of Ext.P5, there cannot be any objection on that ground also. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the University to grant affiliation to the petitioner for the courses applied for, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd