IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 12TH AUGUST 2010 / 21ST SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 23470 of 2010(G) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. PATTAM THANU PILLAI MEMORIAL TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTE, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER, V.SANTHAKUMARI AMMA, MARUTHOORKONAM,KOTTUKAL(PO), BALARAMAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. VICTORY TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTE, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER, DEVADANAM, OLATHANNI,NEYYATTINKARA,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, O/O.THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, O/O.THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P. NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 23470 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 12th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners' grievance in this writ petition is that, the respondents are not allotting students in the merit quota for the Teachers Training Certificate course in the petitioners' institutions. Petitioners therefore seek a direction to the respondents to invite applications for vacant merit seats, make a selection and allot students to the petitioners' institutions. However the counsel for the petitioners submits that, in view of the fact that the last date for admission has been extended by 16.08.2010, petitioners may be permitted to admit students on their own. The learned Government Pleader submits that, the respondents have no more students in their list for allotting in the merit quota to the petitioners' institutions and if any students become available they would be alloted. The Government Pleader also submits that, the petitioners are W.P.(C)No. 23470 of 2010 -2- free to admit students in the merit quota also if there are applicants for such admission. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of as follows: If any students are available, the respondents shall allot such students in the merit quota to the petitioners' institutions along with other institutions. The petitioners would be free to make admissions to the vacant merit quota seats also without waiting for allotment by the respondents, in view of the fact that the last date for admissions falls very soon. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/