IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 20TH JUNE 2011 / 30TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 13794 of 2011(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- SHIVANARAYANA BHAT M, S/O. NARASIMHA BHAT, IDDANGODI HOUSE, KAYYAR.P.O., VIA UPPALA, PIN-671322, KASARGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.CHANDRASEKHAR RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- KANNUR UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, KANNUR UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, KANNUR-670567. ADV. SRI.M.SASEENDRAN,SC,KANNUR UNIVERSITY FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.13794/11 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY SECRETARY, BOARD OF PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS, KERALA. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF MARK LIST DT 24.8.2011 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE RASHTRIYA SANSKRIT SANSTHAN. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF MARK LIST DT 19.8.2002 ISSUED BY THE RASHTRIYA SANSKRIT SANSTHAN. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF LETTER DT 27.3.2006 OF THE REGISTRAR OF KAVI KULAGURU KALIDAS SANSKRIT VISHWAVIDYALAYA. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF MARK LIST DT 25.6.2003 ISSUED BY THE KAVI KULAGURU KALIDAS SANSKRIT VISHWAVIDYALAYA, RAMTEK. EXT.P6: TRUE COPY OF MARK LIST DT 5.7.2004 BY KAVI KULAGURU KALIDAS SANSKRIT VISHWAVIDYALAYA, RAMTEK. EXT.P7: TRUE COPY OF MARK LIST DT 18.7.2005 OF KAVI KULAGURU KALIDAS SANSKRIT VISHWAVIDYALAYA, RAMTEK. EXT.P8: TRUE COPY OF THE DEGREE CERTIFICATE DT 8.9.2007 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY KAVI KULAGURU KALIDAS SANSKRIT VISHWAVIDYALAYA, RAMTEK. EXT.P9:TRUE COPY OF CERTIFICATE DT 23.10.2007 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT TO ONE VENKATESHA KUMAR U. EXT.P10: TRUE COPY OF LETTER NO.ACAD.F1/14493/10 DT 1.4.11 OF THE RESPONDENT. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Rp ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 13794 OF 2011 ===================== Dated this the 20th day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and also the standing counsel appearing for the respondent. 2. The challenge in the writ petition is against Ext.P10 issued by the Registrar of the University rejecting an application made by the petitioner for an equivalence certificate. The impugned order reads as follows:- With reference to the above Sri.Shivanarayana Bhat.M is informed that your request for Equivalence Certificate for Shastri (B.A) Degree of Kavi Kulaguru Kalidasa Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Ramtek (Maharashtra) was considered by this University. But as per the existing rules this University is unable to issue the certificates as the said course was not conducted within the territorial jurisdiction of said University as per the rules of U.G.C/Distance Education Council. Your request in this regard is rejected. 3. When the matter came up for orders, standing counsel appearing for the University pointed out that once the petitioner produces a certificate from the institution from which he has obtained Shastri B.A Degree to the effect that the course was conducted within the territorial jurisdiction of the Kavi Kulaguru WPC No. 13794/11 :2 : Kalidasa Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Ramtek (Maharashtra) and also regarding the mode of the course, the request of the petitioner for equivalence certificate will be reconsidered. Counsel for the petitioner agrees to produce such a certificate. 4. Now that the aforesaid situation has emerged today, it is not necessary to go into the merits of the controversy raised in the writ petition. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing that it will be open to the petitioner to produce the certificate as mentioned above and thereupon the respondent will reconsider the application made by the petitioner for equivalence certificate and orders will be passed thereon as expeditiously as possible. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp