IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2008 / 2ND ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 17154 of 2008(P) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. SREEJITH.S.NAIR, T.C 6/1297, KONATHUKULANKARA PUTHEN VEEDU, VATTIYOORKAVU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. M.MUKUND, MURALIKA, NORTH FORT, NEYYATTINKARA. BY ADV. SRI.P.A.AHAMMED RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, UNIVERSITY BUILDING, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, GENERAL HOSPITAL JUNCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT NURSING COLLEGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR FOR R2 GOVT. PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) No. 17154 of 2008 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 23rd June, 2008. J U D G M E N T Petitioners were students who were admitted to the First Year B.Sc. Nursing Course in Mary Matha College of Nursing, Pirayummoodu, Neyyattinkara. The University withdrew the affiliation given to the college since the college did not comply with the conditions of affiliation. Thereafter, the students of the college were given admission to various other colleges by respondents 1 and 2. The petitioners' grievance is that although the petitioners' chance has come as is evidenced by Ext. P3 and P4, they are not being given admission. 2. The learned standing counsel for the University submits that since they were students admitted in the management quota, they can seek admission only in the management quota and not to merit quota. He would further submit that the petitioners were offered admission in a self-financing college which the petitioners were not interested in and that is why the petitioners could not be given admission anywhere. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are prepared to accept admission in the self-financing college, but the self-financing college states that they would not admit any male candidates and they would admit only female candidates. Learned standing counsel for the University submits that if the petitioners are willing to take admission in that self-financing college, the University is prepared to direct the college authority to admit the petitioners in so far as the college cannot insist that they will admit only female candidates. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that if they are given admission in that self-financing college, namely, Josco College of Nursing, Panthalam, they are willing to continue their studies in that college. W.P.C. No. 17154/2008. -: 2 :- Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to see that the petitioners are admitted in Josco College of Nursing, Panthalam, notwithstanding their gender. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [True copy] P.S to Judge.