IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 13TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 24TH MAGHA 1928 WP(C).No. 33533 of 2006(P) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SINI JOSE, D/O. K.V.JOSE, KALENCHERY HOUSE, MARAMCODE, CHETTIKULAM P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JIJO PAUL RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, M.G.UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, KOTTAYAM. 2. SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION, MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, KOTTAYAM. 3. UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, KARIAVATTOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-685 581. 4. DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, KARIAVATTOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-685 581. BY ADV. SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, KERALA UTY. For R3&R4 SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED, SC, M.G.UNIVERSITY for R1 & R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC.NO.33533/2006 P APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DTD. 16/03/2006 ISSUED BY THE FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE TRANSFER CERTIFICATE DTD. 01/02/2006 BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS MATRICULATE SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DTD. 28/08/2006. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE APPLICATION DTD. 28/08/2006 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE FIRST RESPONDENT. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE DEMAND DRAFT DTD. 30/08/2006 TAKEN BY THE PETITIONER DRAWN ON THE STATE BANK OF TRAVANCORE. /TRUE COPY/ Kss THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.33533 OF 2006 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of February, 2007 JUDGMENT Heard counsel for parties. 2. The petitioner obtained Ext.P1 degree from the University of Kerala. It is submitted that the said degree in Computer Science is a Distance Education Degree and therefore, not recognised by the first respondent. She has, however, stated in para 4 of her reply dated 7.2.2007 that one Reshmi Das M., who was her classmate at Keltron I.T., Tirur and a student of the Kerala University in Distance Education Program, was granted the benefit of equivalence for the purpose of admission to MCA. In view of this stand of the petitioner, the first respondent is directed to re-consider the case of the petitioner and issue appropriate orders within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of with the above direction. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN Judge kkb.