IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER 2009 / 10TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 28886 of 2009(E) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- P.P.RAVI,S/O.LATE CHANDAN, PUTHIYAPURAYIL,THEKKEKKAD, PADANNAKKAD P.O.,KASARGOD DISTRICT. BY ADVS. MR.V.C.JAMES, MR.GEORGE MECHERIL. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR, AYURVEDA MEDICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, AROGYA BHAVAN,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIRECTOR, INDIAN SYSTEM OF MEDICINE (ISM), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, GOVT.AYURVEDA PANCHAKARMA HOSPITAL, ALAPPUZHA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. K.RAMESH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.28886/2009 E APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER G.O.(RT) NO.1823/2009/HEALTH & FWD DTD. 29/06/2009. P2: COPY OF THE NEWS ITEM PUBLISHED IN THE MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY DTD. 5/07/2009. P3: COPY OF THE APPLICATION ON 19/07/2009 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. P4: COPY OF THE APPLICATION BEFORE THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER UNDER THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT ON 6/10/2009. P5: COPY OF THE NEWS ITEM APPEARED IN THE DESABHIMANI DAILY DTD. 11/10/2009. P6: COPY OF COMMUNICATION RECEIVED FROM THE SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER ON 16/10/2009. P7: COPY OF COMMUNICATION DTD. 28/07/2009 ADDRESSED TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. P8: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DTD. 12/11/2009 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE Kss P.N.RAVINDRAN,J. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 28886 of 2009 - E ---------------------------------------- Dated 1st December, 2009 Judgment The petitioner was an applicant for admission to the Certificate Course in Ayurveda Pharmacy for the year 2009- 2010. The main point raised in this writ petition is that the applications submitted through the Director of Indian Systems of Medicine alone should have been considered and that applications sent directly to the Director of Ayurveda Medical Education are liable to be rejected. 2. Clause 7 of the Prospectus relating to admission for the Certificate Course in Ayurveda Pharmacy reads as follows: “Application forms duly filled in along with the following documents should reach the Office of the Director, Directorate of Ayurveda Medical Education on or before the time and date notified.” 3. The prospectus does not stipulate that applications should be sent to the Director of Indian System of Medicine Department. On the other hand, the prospectus stipulates in categorical terms that the applications should reach the W.P.(C) No.28886/2009 2 Director, Directorate of Ayurveda Medical Education on or before the last date notified. I therefore find no merit in the contention raised by the petitioner that only those applications which were routed through the Director, Indian Systems of Medicine can be treated as valid applications. I accordingly hold that there is no merit in the writ petition. The writ petition fails and is dismissed. P.N.RAVINDRAN Judge vaa