IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 1ST OCTOBER 2010 / 9TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 37547 of 2007(T) -------------------------------------- - PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- DIVYA PADMANABHAN RESIDING AT MADHAV ENCLAVES KUMARANELLOOR, KOTTAYAM. BY ADVS. SRI.SAJI MATHEW SRI.DENU JOSEPH RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY PRIYADARSHINI HILLS PO KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR. ADV. SRI. T.A. SHAJI, SC, M.G.UNIVERSITY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.37547/2007 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.AC.A IV/2 /386/RG/2007 DTD. 23.7.2007. P2:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.AC.A IV /2/386/RG/C.S. BIJU/2007 DTD. 16.11.2007. P3:- REPRESENTATION DTD. 30.11.2007 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. P4:- COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENT UNIVERSITY. P5:- COPY OF THE MEMO ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT UNIVERSITY DTD. 14.1.2008. P6:- COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY PUBLIC INFORMATION UNIVERSITY TO MR.GIRISH KUMAR AS PER THE PROVISIONS OF RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL. TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE tss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 37547 of 2007 T ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 1st day of October, 2010 J U D G M E N T In this writ petition, prayer sought by the petitioner is to direct the respondent University to grant the petitioner registration for pursuing Doctoral Studies in English under Sri.C.S.Biju, a research guide, with effect from 19-12-2007, the date on which the synopsis submitted by the petitioner was approved. Two objections were raised by the University. First one is that there was delay in applying for registration. Second one is that the research guide was not an approved research guide as on the last date for submission of the application. In so far as the approval of the research guide is concerned, it is pointed out by both sides that he has since been approved a research guide and, therefore, that objection does not legally survive. 2. The surviving objection is regarding the delay in submitting the application for registration. In paragraph 5 of WPC.37547/2007 : 2 : the statement filed, it is submitted that the University is willing to consider the application of the petitioner for registration for the year 2008 and not for 2007 as applied for by the petitioner. This stand taken by the University is acceptable to the petitioner also. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of directing the University to grant registration to the petitioner for pursuing his Doctoral Studies in English under her research guide Sri.C.S.Biju, for the year 2008 onwards. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks