IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 18TH MARCH 2010 / 27TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 9101 of 2010(K) ------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- AFTHAB SAEED E.P. (MINOR), AGED 17 YEARS REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER DR.P.P.MOHAMED, RESIDING AT B1 QUARTERS, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT. BY MR.V.A.MUHAMMED, ADVOCATE. MR.M.SAJJAD, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, SANTHI NAGAR, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, TIRUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 5. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, PONMUNDAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY MR. P.N. SANTHOSH, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.9101 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of March, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an applicant for admission to Professional and Degree Courses for this year. He belongs to Muslim (OBC) community and he is eligible to get reservation under the SEBC quota. For getting reservation under SEBC, the maximum income limit is Rs.4.5 lakhs per annum. In the income certificate, the Village Officer showed the income as Rs.4,51,885/- per year. 2. The matter was taken up in appeal before the Tahsildar and finally a revised income certificate has been issued as per Exhibit P3. It is submitted that going by Exhibit P3, the income will be Rs.4,43,850/- per year. It is prayed that the 2nd respondent may be directed to consider the said certificate while considering the claim for admission under the SEBC quota. It is submitted that the petitioner has already forwarded the original of Exhibit P3 to the 2nd respondent. Therefore, the 2nd W.P.(C) No.9101/2010 2 respondent will consider the same while considering the claim of the petitioner for reservation under the SEBC quota while finalising Exhibit P4. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp