IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 4TH MAY 2007 / 14TH VAISAKHA 1929 WP(C).No. 11874 of 2007(L) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ MANAGER,MANNANIYA COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE PANGODE (VIA) KALLARA,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 609. KERALA. BY ADV. SRI.A.MOHAMMED RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. UNIVERSITY OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR FOR R4 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/05/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J ------------------------------------- W.P.(C).NO. 11874 OF 2007 ---------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of May, 2007. J U D G M E N T The substantial prayer in the Writ Petition is for a direction to the 2nd respondent to nominate its representatives and 4th respondent to prepare subject wise list of experts in the concerned subjects for constituting selection committee for selecting Lecturers for appointment to the vacant post in the Mannaniya College of Arts and Science, Pangode, Thiruvananthapuram. 2. When the Writ petition came up for hearing on 13.04.2007, the learned Government Pleader had pointed out that petitioner has not moved a proper application containing the name of the Government nominee and his consent is also not obtained. The learned counsel for the petitioner had got adjournment for filing proper application. 3. The petitioner has now filed I.A.5971/07 along with Ext.P8 for nominating Sri. M. Ahmmed Kunju, Joint Secretary to Government, Finance Department, as Government nominee. Ext.P9 is a letter addressed to the Registrar of Kerala University, for their concurrence. 4. I am not expressing anything on the merits of the claim. The petitioner is seeking for the constitution of the selection committee for completing the formalities of selection. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of on the following terms. W.P.(C).NO. 11874 OF 2007 2 i) The respondent shall take all necessary steps for constituting the selection committee to enable the petitioner to fill up existing vacancies among the teaching staff in respect of the posts, which have been sanctioned duly. ii) The needful shall be done by the respondents within a period of six weeks from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. iii) The petitioner shall produce a copy of the judgment along with copy of the Writ Petition before the respondents. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. bkn