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The General Secretary vs Mahatma Gandhi University
2021 Latest Caselaw 6145 Ker

Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 6145 Ker
Judgement Date : 19 February, 2021

Kerala High Court
The General Secretary vs Mahatma Gandhi University on 19 February, 2021
                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

                                  PRESENT

               THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN

           FRIDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2021 / 30TH MAGHA,1942

                          WP(C).No.2859 OF 2021(F)


PETITIONER:

               THE GENERAL SECRETARY,
               INDIRA GANDHI MEMORIAL TRUST, NELLIKKUZHI P.O.
               KOTHAMANGALAM-686 691.

               BY ADVS.
               SRI.P.M.SANEER
               SRI.TONY GEORGE KANNANTHANAM

RESPONDENTS:

       1       MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY
               (REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR) PRIYADARSHINI HILLS, KOTTAYAM-
               686 560.

       2       THE VICE CHANCELLOR,
               MAHATMA GANDHI, PRIYADARSHINI HILLS, KOTTAYAM-686 560.

               BY SHRI.ASOK M. CHERIAN, SC

      THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19.02.2021,
THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
 WP(C).No.2859 OF 2021(F)

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                                   JUDGMENT

When this matter was called today, the learned Senior

Counsel for the petitioner, Sri.Kurien George Kannanthanam and

learned Standing Counsel for the University, Sri.Asok M. Cheriyan,

were ad idem that, after the completion of the admission process

conducted by the University, there is one vacancy in M.Sc

Microbiology left unfilled.

2. The learned Senior Counsel, Sri.Kurien George

Kannanthanam, submitted that his client is now confining his plea

that they be allowed to fill up this vacancy within the next one or

two days. Since Sri.Asok M. Cheriyan, concedes that the afore

mentioned seat is still vacant, after the entire selection process, I

deem it appropriate that this writ petition be ordered allowing the

petitioner to do so.

In the afore circumstances, I order this writ petition,

permitting the petitioner to fill up the vacant seat of in M.Sc

Microbiology on or before 24.02.2021.

SD/-

                                            DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN

rp                                                     JUDGE
 WP(C).No.2859 OF 2021(F)






                                   APPENDIX

PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS:

EXHIBIT P1                 THE RELEVANT PAGES OF AFFILIATION ORDER NO UO NO

6007/13/AC/A VII DATED 21.11.2013 ISSUED BY THE UNIVERSITY

EXHIBIT P2 A TRUE COPY OF ODER DATED 25.4.2011 ISSUED BY THE UNIVERSITY

EXHIBIT P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF AFFILIATION ORDER DATED 14.1.2021 ISSUED BY THE UNIVERSITY

EXHIBIT P4 THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE ORDER DATED 5.8.2020 ISSUED BY THE UNIVERSITY

EXHIBIT P5 THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE MAHATMA GANDHIJI UNIVERSITY PROSPECTUS FOR PG 2020 ISSUED BY THE UNIVERSITY

EXHIBIT P6 A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED 30.11.2020 ISSUED BY THE UNIVERSITY

EXHIBIT P7 A TRUE COPY OF THE CHART PREPARED BY THE PRINCIPAL OF THE COLLEGE SHOWING THE SEAT METRIX

EXHIBIT P8 A TRUE COPY OF INTERIM ORDER DATED 11.9.2018 IN WPC NO 28731/2018 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT

EXHIBIT P9 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 5.11.2020 IN WA NO 1380/2020 OF THIS HONORABLE COURT

RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS:

ANNEXURE R1(I) A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 03.02.2021.

ANNEXURE R1(II) A TRUE COPY OF THE STATISTICS REGARDING VACANT SEATS IN MANAGEMENT QUOTA AND MERIT QUOTA FOR THE COURSES IN PETITIONER'S COLLEGE AS ON 05.02.2021.

ANNEXURE R1(III) A TRUE COPY OF THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BY THE UNIVERSITY FOR THE COURSES AVAILABLE IN PETITIONER'S COLLEGE, AGAINST MERIT QUOTA, IN TABULAR FORM DATED 06.02.2021.

ANNEXURE IV VACANCY POSITION OF SEATS IN MANAGEMENT AND MERIT QUOTAS FOR THE COURSES AVAILABLE IN THE PETITIONER'S COLLEGE AS ON 11.2.21 IN TABULAR FORM

ANNEXURE V A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED 10.02.21 EXTENDING THE DATE OF ADMISSION.

 
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