IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH OCTOBER 2007 / 18TH ASWINA 1929 WP(C).No. 28963 of 2007(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ THE COLLEGE OF FISHERIES PANANGAD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION REG.NO.ER.370/2001) PANANGAD, COCHIN-682 506, REPRESENTED BY DR. B.MANOJ KUMAR, PRESIDENT. BY ADV. SRI.P.B.SAHASRANAMAN SRI.K.JAGADEESH SRI.T.S.HARIKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, P.O. COCHIN UNIVERSITY, KOCHI-682 022, 2. DR.M.HARIKRISHNN, LECTURER, ST.ALBERT'S COLLEGE, ERNAKULAM. 3. DR. FEMEENA HASSAN, TECHNICAL OFFICER, CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, BEHIND HIGH COURT , KOCHI. 4. DR. A.RAMACHANDRAN, REGISTRAR (UNDER SUSPENSION) COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KOCHI-682 022. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/10/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ========================== W.P.(C).No.28963 of 2007 ========================== Dated this the 10th day of October, 2007 J U D G M E N T The petitioner in this writ petition is shown as the College of Fisheries Panangad Alumni Association. The petitioner is challenging a proposed appointment by the Cochin University of Science & Technology, to the post of Reader in Industrial Fisheries. I am not satisfied that an association has locus standi to challenge a proposed appointment especially since this is not a public interest litigation. Therefore, I am not inclined to entertain this writ petition and accordingly, the same is dismissed. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge. 2