IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 21ST JANUARY 2011 / 1ST MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 1641 of 2011(E) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- MANSY.A, MEMBER, SENATE, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------------- 1. THE UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTRAR. 2. THE RETURNING OFFICER, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, THIRUVNANTHAPURAM. 3. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R3 BY ADV.SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P (C) No. 1641 of 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 21st January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The grievance of the petitioner is mainly against Ext.P2 notifying election to the Syndicate of the University leaving the vacancy in the student constituency unfilled. The other contention raised in the writ petition is that only students should be permitted to vote to elect their representatives in the Syndicate. 2. As far as the first contention regarding Ext.P2 is concerned, the University accepts that it is has been decided to conduct simultaneous election to fill up all the vacancies available under Section 21A and B of the Kerala University Act. This submission would redress the grievance of the petitioner as far as the first issue is concerned. Therefore, it is directed that the University will withdraw Ext.P2 notification and issue a fresh notification for election to all the vacancies in the Syndicate. 3. As far as the contention regarding voting to the students constituency is concerned at at present that W.P (C) No. 1641 of 2011 2 issue is premature and therefore is left open. Writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE ma /True copy/ P.A to Judge W.P (C) No. 1641 of 2011 3