IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 24TH MARCH 2009 / 3RD CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 9416 of 2009(V) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- NOORUL ISLAM COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCE, NICE GARDEN,ARALUMMOODU P.O., NEYYATTINKARA,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 123. REP.BY ITS CHAIRMAN A.P.MAJEED KHAN. BY ADV. SRI.ANIL K.NARENDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. ADMISSION SUPERVISORY & FEE REGULATORY COMMITTEE FOR PROFESSIONAL COLLEGES, RAM MOHAN PALACE,KOCHI-682 035, REP.BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY. 3. VANI.B.,2ND YEAR BDS STUDENT, NOORUL ISLAM COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCE, ARALUMMOODU P.O.,NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 123. 4. THASNEEM.S.,2ND YEAR BDS STUDENT, NOORUL ISLAM COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCE, ARALUMMOODU P.O.,NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 123. 5. SHEBA SUSAN JOSE,2ND YEAR BDS STUDENT, NOORUL ISLAM COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCE, ARALUMMOODU P.O.,NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 123. 6. ISHA MUHAMMED,2ND YEAR BDS STUDENT, NOORUL ISLAM COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCE, ARALUMMOODU P.O.,NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 123. /2/ 7. NAMLA.P.M.,2ND YEAR BDS STUDENT, NOORUL ISLAM COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCE, ARALUMMOODU P.O.,NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 123. 8. RESMI RAMESH,2ND YEAR BDS STUDENT, NOORUL ISLAM COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCE, ARALUMMOODU P.O.,NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 123. 9. RENJINI.S.,2ND YEAR BDS STUDENT, NOORUL ISLAM COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCE, ARALUMMOODU P.O.,NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 123. 10. SUMAYYA.A.NAZAR,2ND YEAR BDS STUDENT, NOORUL ISLAM COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCE, ARALUMMOODU P.O.,NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 123. 11. SRUTHI UNNI,2ND YEAR BDS STUDENT, NOORUL ISLAM COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCE, ARALUMMOODU P.O.,NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 123. 12. DILEEP.P.,2ND YEAR BDS STUDENT, NOORUL ISLAM COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCE, ARALUMMOODU P.O.,NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 123. 13. VISHNURAJ.R.,2ND YEAR BDS STUDENT, NOORUL ISLAM COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCE, ARALUMMOODU P.O.,NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 123. 14. VIKAS.N.SEKHAR,2ND YEAR BDS STUDENT, NOORUL ISLAM COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCE, ARALUMMOODU P.O.,NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 123. 15. REMYA.R.S.,2ND YEAR BDS STUDENT, NOORUL ISLAM COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCE, ARALUMMOODU P.O.,NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 123. 16. REMYA MOHAN,2ND YEAR BDS STUDENT, NOORUL ISLAM COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCE, ARALUMMOODU P.O.,NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 123. 17. SARIGA BRAHMANADAN,2ND YEAR BDS STUDENT, NOORUL ISLAM COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCE, ARALUMMOODU P.O.,NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 123. /3/ 18. VEENA NAGAPPAN.N.K., 2ND YEAR BDS STUDENT, NOORUL ISLAM COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCE, ARALUMMOODU P.O.,NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 123. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.N. SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC,J. --------------------- W.P.(C).No.9416 OF 2009 ------------------------ Dated this the 24th day of March, 2009. JUDGMENT Petitioner management contends that respondents 3 to 18 have filed Ext.P3 complaint before the 2nd respondent. According to them, though the complaint is not maintainable, the Committee is enquiring into the merits of the grievance. Therefore the submission made is that this court should issue a writ of prohibition restraining the Committee from proceeding with the enquiry pursuant to Ext.P3, as it lacks jurisdiction to entertain the same. 2. In my view, this writ petition is premature for the reason that if the petitioner has a case that the Committee lacks jurisdiction to entertain Ext.P3 complaint, it is for the petitioner to raise the issue of jurisdiction before the Committee itself and request the Committee to decide the issue as a preliminary one and I have no reason to think Wp(c).No.9416/09 /2/ that if such a request is made, the Committee will decline to entertain the same. 3. Accordingly the writ petition is disposed of clarifying that it will be open to the petitioner to move the 2nd respondent itself and request to decide the maintainability of the complaint as a preliminary issue. With this observation the writ petition is disposed of, without expressing anything on the merits of the respective contentions. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/ Wp(c).No.9416/09 /2/