IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 13TH DECEMBER 2007 / 22ND AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 31297 of 2003(S) ------------------------------------- (LETTER O.P. INTIATED ON THE BASIS OF AN ANONYMOUS LETTER RECEIVED FROM A PARENT OF A STUDENT STUDYING FOR MBBS COURSE IN S.M.C.S.I. MEDICAL COLLEGE, KARAKONAM, TRIVANDRUM) PETITIONER: ------------------ SUOMOTU. BY ADV. SRI.O.V.MANIPRASAD(AMICUS CURIAE) RESPONDENT: -------------------- THE PRINCIPAL, SMCSI MEDICAL COLLEGE, KARAKONAM, THIRUVNANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/12/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. -------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). No.31297 of 2003 ------------------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 13th day of December, 2007 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu, C.J. This petition was registered as a Public interest Litigation suo motu by this Court, pursuant to a letter received by the learned Chief Justice of this Court dated 25-9-2003. (2). This Court, by its order dated 24th November, 2003 had directed that all papers relating to the allegations made against the college are to be handed over to Honourable Mr.Justice K.T.Thomas who was heading the committee to investigate into the affairs of the self financing colleges. (3). It appears that, the committee after making preliminary enquiries had requested the State Government to entrust the matter to police authorities, for further investigation. (4). Smt. Meera, learned Government Advocate produced before us the entire report of the police investigation conducted, pursuant to the request made by the Honourable Mr. Justice K.T.Thomas. (5). When the matter came before us on the previous occasion, we requested learned counsel Sri.O.V.Maniprasad to assist us as amicus curiae. The learned counsel has gone through the entire report of the police investigation. After perusing the same, submits that, the police have given a clean chit to the respondent self financing college. (6). In view of these developments, in our opinion, we need not WPC 31297/2003 -2- have to proceed further in this writ petition. Therefore, placing on record the statements made by both the counsel, the writ petition is disposed of. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (P.N.RAVINDRAN) JUDGE MS