IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 25TH JUNE 2010 / 4TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 19787 of 2010(W) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ BITHIL PRAKAS P, S/O.PRAKASHAN P.A, AGED 19 YEARS, PULIKKAL HOUSE, PO,.KANDASANKADAVU, THRISSUR DISTRICT/. BY ADV. SRI.N.J.JOHNSON RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. THE PRINCIPAL, SREERAM GOVT.POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, THRIPRAYAR PO, VALAPPAD, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 023. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 19787 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 25th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner applied for admission to the diploma courses in Electronics and Communication in the quota reserved for ITI certificate holders. Petitioner obtained rank No.7050 in the selection process. Petitioner has filed this writ petition complaining that the petitioner has not been given admission, whereas a student who got rank No.7091 has got admission. Petitioner therefore seeks the following reliefs: i) Issue a writ of mandamus compelling the respondents to admit the petitioner for Diploma Course in Electronics & Communication. 2. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submits that the selection for admission is district wise and the petitioner has chosen Trichur District, where there is no seat available for the subject in which the petitioner wanted W.P.(C)No. 19787 of 2010 -2- admission. He submits that in Trichur District the petitioner has entitled to admission to the subject for which he submitted first option only in the ITI quota but for that quota there is no seat available. The learned Government Pleader also submits that, the averment that a candidate having rank No.7091 was given admission is also wrong. The petitioner has not been able to state as to who is that candidate and he has also not chosen to implead that candidate as a respondent in this petition. In view of the above circumstances, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner may be permitted to seek admission for other options of the petitioner. The learned Government Pleader submits that for other options the petitioner has to compete with the general quota candidates and he cannot be given admission in the ITI quota. He submits that for the 2nd option the rank of the candidate who got admission last in Trichur District is 1259. In the above circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to participate W.P.(C)No. 19787 of 2010 -3- in the counselling process in accordance with his rank for other options of the petitioner. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/