IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 28TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 34028 of 2008(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- ST.XAVIERS COLLEGE, THUMBA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER, FR. MATHEW NAMPIAPARAMBIL S.J., BY ADV. SRI.V.M.KURIAN SRI.MATHEW B. KURIAN SRI.K.T.THOMAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REGISTRAR, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION,KOLLAM. ADV. SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, KERALA UTY. FOR R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. A.J. VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J ----------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.34028/2008 ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of November, 2008 JUDGMENT Heard both sides. 2. Petitioner submits that, on the appointment of Fr.Sunny Jose S.J, as the Principal of their college, they have submitted Ext.P4 to the respondent University seeking approval of his appointment. Orders are not been passed on Ext.P4 and in this writ petition, the main complaint is regarding the delay in this regard. 3. Petitioner also complains that, pending orders on Ext.P4, the appointee whose approval is sought for has been permitted to act as the Drawing and Disbursing Officer and that the period there off is expiring in December, 2008. Therefore, the prayer made is for expeditious orders on Ext.P2. Wp(c).No.34028/2008 2 4. Now that the petitioner has made Ext.P4 application seeking approval of the present appointee to the post as Principal of the college, it is necessary that the University considers the said application and pass appropriate orders. This the 2nd respondent shall do as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within 8 weeks from the date of production of a copy of the judgment. It is directed that in the meanwhile, the present appointee shall be permitted to continue as the Drawing and Disbursing Officer and while orders are passed as above, Ext.P1 order declaring the petitioner's college as a minority educational institution shall also be duly adverted to. petitioner shall produce a copy of the judgment before the 2nd respondent for compliance. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE vi. Wp(c).No.34028/2008 3