IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 13TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 22ND KARTHIKA 1929 WP(C).No. 20979 of 2007(V) PETITIONER: --------------- BLESSY MATHEW, AGED 20 YEARS, D/O.MATHEW THOMAS, UTHUMKUZHIYIL, KOTTOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADV. SRI.P.HARIDAS RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR. 2. THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND ACADEMIC ADMISSIONS, COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KOCHI-22. 3. MARY SUMI DISILVA, 1ST YEAR MCA STUDENT, THRIKKAKKARA CAMPUS, CUSAT, KOCHI-22. BY ADV. SRI.A.A.ABUL HASSAN,SC,COCHIN UNIVERSIT SRI. ABDUL HASSAN, SC FOR UNIVERSITY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C) No. 20979 OF 2007 V = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 13th November, 2007 J U D G M E N T The issue raised in this writ petition is regarding the admission to MCA Programme 2007 conducted by the 2nd respondent. Petitioner submits that she is entitled to the benefit of reservation available to OBX candidates and that she has secured rank No. 1211 in the general category and 12 in OBX category. 2. It is submitted that initially candidates above rank No.660 in the general merit list were granted admission and even after that four seats were available, submits the counsel for the petitioner. It is also stated that out of the 4 seats two were allotted to rank Nos. 660 and 693. It is also stated that subsequently yet another candidate having rank No. 833 was given admission and another candidate belonging to Anglo Indian was also granted admission. Petitioner submits that out of the admission so given at least two should have been accommodated in the general merit WPC No. 20979/07 -2- list in which event she would have also got admission in the reserved quota. 3. The respondent has filed a counter affidavit. From the affidavit, it is evident that in the OBX reservation category, admission has been given to only two candidates whose ranking in the general merit list is 660 and 693 respectively. If that be so, the claim of the petitioner who is rank No. 1211 in the general merit list, is plainly unsustainable. The writ petition, therefore lacks merit and is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE jan/-