IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN MONDAY, THE 30TH AUGUST 2010 / 8TH BHADRA 1932 WA.No. 31 of 2010() ------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.6176/2009 Dated 02/04/2009 .................... APPELLANTS: -------------- 1. PRASANTH PRASANNAN, B.PHARM STUDENT, SCHOOL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, M.G.UNIVERSITY, PUTHUPPALLY CENTRE, KOTTAYAM DIST. 2. JACOB CHERIAN, B.PHARM STUDENT, .DO. .DO. BY ADV. SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA SRI.K.I.SAGEER RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS & RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. JAIN MANI, IVTH YEAR B.PHARM, NAZARETH COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, OTHERA. 2. RANJITH KRISHNAN, IVTH YEAR B.PHARM, NAZARETH COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, OTHERA. 3. ABDUL NOUZAB.U.M., IVTH YEAR B.PHARM., REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE & REASEARCH, THALAPPADY, PUTHUPPALLY, KOTTAYAM. 4. ASWATHY.K.M.,IVTH YEAR B.PHARM., .DO. .DO. 5. SANGEETHA SUSAN KURIAN, IVTH YEAR B.PHARM, PUSHPAGIRI COLLEGE OF PHARMACY & SCIENCE, THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA. 6. ANDEEP GEORGE SIMON, .DO. .DO. 7. MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR, ATHIRAMPUZHA, KOTTAYAM. 8. VICE-CHANCELLOR, MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, ATHIRAMPUZHA, KOTTAYAM. 9. PRINCIPAL, REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH, THALAPPADY, PUTHUPPALLY. 10. PRINCIPAL, PUSHPAGIRI COLLEGE OF PHARMACY & SCIENCE, THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA. 11. PRINCIPAL, NAZRETH COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, OTHARA, PATHANAMTHITTA. ADDL. RESPONDENTS: 12. ANEES.A., KURAVALAYATH VADAKKATHIL HOUSE, MUKUNDAPURAM P.O., CHAVARA-VIA., KOLLAM DIST., PIN-691 585. 13. SHAN.K.S., SHAN MANZIL, VAREDY, VAYYANAM P.O., AYOOR VIA., KOLLAM DIST. 14. RAHUL RADHAKRISHNAN, VARIKKOLITHARAYIL HOUSE, MUTHUKULAM SOUTH P.O., ALAPPUZHA DIST. 15. ARUNLAL.P.B., PULIKKAKUNNEL HOUSE, VAZHOOR P.O., KOTTAYAM DIST. 16. CYRENA ANNA THOMAS, NELLIMOOTTIL HOUSE, MUTTAMBALAM P.O., KOTTAYAM DIST. 17. RAJESH KUMAR P.R., POONJATHODE HOUSE, PARIYARAM P.O., MALLAPPILLY, PATHANAMTHITTA. 18. ANOOP.S., ELAVUNGAL HOUSE, CHITTAR P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DIST. 19. TIJO THOMAS, NALLAVEETTIL HOUSE, KALLINKADAVU, PATHANAPURAM, PATHANAMTHITTA DIST. 20. JOBIN THANKACHAN, ROSE VILLA, PUNKUNNAM P.O., PULINKUNNU-VIA., ALAPPUZHA DIST., PIN-688 504. 21. VIJAY ANTONY, MANNANAL HOUSE, C/O.THAIKKADAVIL HOUSE, PULIKEEZHU, VALANJAVATTAM.P.O., THIRUVALLA, PIN-689 104. 22. NAHEELA RAHIM, NARIYINCHIL HOUSE, CHINGOLY P.O., HARIPPAD, ALAPPUZHA DIST. 23. KRISHNAKANTH.A., 3RD YEAR B.PHARM STUDENT, SCHOOL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, M.G.UNIVERSITY, PUTHUPPALLY CENTRE, KOTTAYAM DIST. 24. NEETHU S.JAWAHAR, .DO. .DO. 25. VANDANA S., .DO. .DO. 26. ASWATHY BHAI A.K., .DO. .DO. 27. ASWATHY MOHAN, .DO. .DO. 28. JABIRA JABBAR, .DO. .DO. 29. DHANYA.P., 3RD YEAR B. PHARM STUDENT, SCHOOL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, M.G.UNIVERSITY, PUTHUPPALLY CENTRE, KOTTAYAM DIST. 30. SHEENA THANKACHAN, .DO. .DO. 31. RESHMA VARGHESE, .DO. .DO. 32. HARITHA GOPALAN, .DO. .DO. 33. ATHIRA MOHAN, .DO. .DO. 34. JISSA MARY JOHN, .DO. .DO. 35. RAJESH N.R., .DO. .DO. 36. AKHIL KUMAR S., .DO. .DO. 37. SARATH.T.S., .DO. .DO. 38. ARUN GOKUL.M.S., .DO. .DO. 39. BIPIN HARIDAS, .DO. .DO. 40. FIDHA SHAJAHAN, .DO. .DO. 41. JUMIMOL.T.M., .DO. .DO. 42. HAFEESA.A., .DO. .DO. 43. ROOPA UNNIKRISHNAN, .DO. .DO. 44. CHINCHU.T.K. .DO. .DO. 45. LEENA DENNIES, .DO. .DO. 46. SETHU.P.V., .DO. .DO. 47. MANJUSHA V.V., .DO. .DO. 48. BINDHU S. MENON, .DO. .DO. 49. RANI.U., .DO. .DO. 50. ANJUMOL.T.K., .DO. .DO. 51. ANJU BALAKRISHNAN, .DO. .DO. 52. HAREESH REGHUNATH, .DO. .DO. 53. KRISHNAPRIYA G. NAIR, 3RD YEAR B. PHARM STUDENT, PUSHPAGIRI COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, PERUMTHURUTHY, THIRUVALLA. 54. DALIA.M.A., .DO. .DO. 55. CHINNU S. JACOB, .DO. .DO. 56. SHERIN MERLY SYRIAC, 3RD YEAR B.PHARM STUDENT, PUSHPAGIRI COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, PERUMTHURUTHY, THIRUVALLA. 57. ANJU MOHAN, .DO. .DO. 58. BIJINA HAMEED, .DO. .DO. 59. SHANY MARY, .DO. .DO. 60. JITHIN DANIEL, .DO. .DO. (ADDL. RESPONDENTS 12 TO 22 AND 23 TO 60 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DT.17.8.2010 IN I.A. NOS.576 AND 584 OF 2010 RESPECTIVELY.) ADV. SRI. T.A. SHAJI, SC, M.G.UNIVERSITY FOR R7&8 SMT.AYSHA YOUSEFF FOR R1,3,5,6 SMT.MOLLY JACOB FOR R1,3,5,6 SMT.RABIA BEEGAM T.K. FOR R1,3,5,6 SRI.JOBI.A.THAMPI FOR R1,3,5,6 SMT.M.KABANI DINESH FOR R1,3,5,6 SRI.TONY GEORGE KANNANTHANAM FOR R10&11 SRI.C.P.PEETHAMBARAN FOR ADDL.R12-60 THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/08/2010, ALONG WITH WA NO.32 OF 2010 & CONN. CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. .................................................................... Writ Appeal Nos.31,32,1387,1388 & 1400 of 2010 .................................................................... Dated this the 30th day of August, 2010. JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair, J. In all the Writ Appeals, issue involved is one and the same i.e. about the validity of Ext.P8 produced in W.A. No.31/2010. The learned Single Judge found that Ext.P8 issued by the Vice Chancellor under Section 10(17) of the Mahatma Gandhi University Act is ultravires his powers because no emergency existed to interfere with academic standards prescribed by the Academic Council which required passing of first year B.Pharm. examination in all subjects for writing the second year B.Pharm. examination. The Vice Chancellor has diluted the course regulations originally prescribed by the Academic Council and approved by the Syndicate vide Ext.P8 whereunder promotion to the second year is made possible even without passing the first year examination. Even though we do not find anything wrong in the finding of the learned Single Judge that no emergency existed for the Vice Chancellor to interfere with the W.A. 31/2010 & conn. 2 academic regulations, we notice that the Academic Council and the Syndicate have approved Ext.P8 issued by the Vice Chancellor. So much so, Ext.P8 takes effect from the date of the order. So long as the Single Judge does not find anything wrong with the dilution of academic standards by the Academic Council and by the Syndicate, we find no justification for the Single Judge to interfere with Ext.P8. Accordingly Writ Appeal Nos.31 and 32 of 2010 are allowed by vacating the judgment of the learned Single Judge and by upholding Ext.P8 as confirmed by the Academic Council and the Syndicate. So far as other Writ Appeals are concerned, there will be direction to the University to decide eligibility of the candidates based on Ext.P8 upheld by this judgment. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge K.SURENDRA MOHAN Judge pms