IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH TUESDAY, THE 20TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 1ST PHALGUNA 1928 WP(C).No. 17292 of 2006(H) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- AJI, S/O.KUTTAPPAN, VIJAL.T.C., 14/1561, MEDICAL COLLEGE, P.O.THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.C.RAJENDRAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY THE VICE CHANCELLOR, THE MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, ATHIRAMPUZHA, P.D.HILLS, KOTTAYAM. 3. THE DIRECTOR, SCHOOL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, MEDICAL COLLEGE P.O., KOTTAYAM. 4. THE PHYSIOTHERAPY DEPARTMENT, THE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION UNDER THE MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, KOTTAYAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED, SC, M.G.UNIVERSITY, GOVT. PLEADER SMT. M.R. SREELATHA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/02/2007,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.17292/2006: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE MATHRUBHOOMI DAILY DTD. 06/06/2006. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DTD. 27/06/2006. //TRUE COPY// prv. K.M.JOSEPH, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WP.(C) No.17292 OF 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 20th day of February, 2007 JUDGMENT Case of the petitioner in brief is as follows: Petitioner secured 19th rank in the rank list prepared for appointment to the post of Guest Lecturer in Physiotherapy Department in the School of Medical Education. Petitioner belongs to Vannan community in the Hindu religion and he is entitled to get the benefit of reservation available to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The prayer in the writ petition is to direct the respondents to appoint the petitioner in the post of Guest Lecturer by observing the Rules governing the communal reservation. 2. Learned Standing Counsel for the University submits that the Syndicate has taken a decision in August, 2006 to observe rules of reservation in the appointment of Guest Lecturers. In the light of the decision taken by the Syndicate, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent University to observe the principle of communal rotation in the matter of appointment of Guest Lecturers. (K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE) sb WPC 2 K.M.JOSEPH, JJ. - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.A. No. OF - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JUDGMENT Dated this the day of February, 2006.