IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 3RD JUNE 2008 / 13TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 2608 of 2008(I) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ DR.BINU PRASAD,D/O. LATE V.G.PRASAD VATHIAD HOUSE, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.SAJAN MANNALI SRI.M.P.JAYAKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. PRINCIPAL KOZHIKODE MEDICAL COLLEGE, KOZHIKODE . 2. DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY KOZHIKODE MEDICAL COLLEGE, KOZHIKODE 4. CHAIRMAN DIPLOMATE OF THE NATIONAL BOARD NEW DELHI. BY ADV. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI.SANTHOSH SRI. AJITH KRISHNAN, ADDL.CGSC FOR R4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.2608 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 3rd day of June, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is aggrieved by non-acceptance of the petitioner's application for Psychiatry Training Programme for Diplomate of National Board on the ground that the last date for submitting applications is over. The contention of the petitioner is that the mistake is on the part of the 1st respondent in not including the Speciality of Psychiatry in the notification issued inviting applications for Training Programme for Diplomate of National Board. 2. The 4th respondent has filed a counter affidavit in which it is stated thus: “3. .... The National Board of Examinations as Respondent No.4 has no objection to any candidate including petitioner joining the aforesaid medical college for DNB Psychiatry Programme provided and subjected to the following:- (a) The candidate fulfills eligibility criteria for pursuing DNB Programme. (b) The candidate has either clarified the Centralized Entrance Test conducted by National Board of Examinations or in possession of a Diploma in Psychiatry. (c) The hospital/medical college concerned adheres to the admission guidelines notified by National Board of Examinations and available on the website www.natboard.edu.in” w.p.c.2608/08 2 But the 1st respondent would submit that the last date is already over. The last date was over and the petitioner could not submit application not because of any fault on the part of the petitioner, but because the Speciality of Psychiatry was not included in the notification inviting applications. In the above circumstances, the 4th respondent is directed to issue necessary instructions to the 1st respondent to see that application for Psychiatry Training Programme for Diplomate in National Board is accepted and eligible candidates be admitted this year itself and the 1st respondent shall take necessary steps in that regard. Orders in this regard shall be passed within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment and admissions completed accordingly in the Speciality of Psychiatry also if necessary by extending or fixing fresh date for submission of application in the Speciality of Psychiatry. The writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge w.p.c.2608/08 3