Sainudheen A vs State Of Kerala And Others
2021 Latest Caselaw 13473 Ker

WP(C) NO. 33523 OF 2011 1



          IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                             PRESENT
               THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI
    TUESDAY, THE 29TH DAY OF JUNE 2021 / 8TH ASHADHA, 1943
                     WP(C) NO. 33523 OF 2011
PETITIONER:

         SAINUDHEEN A
         ANDIKODAN HOUSE,PUTHANANGADI P.O, ANGADIPPURAM VIA,
         679 321.

          BY ADVS.
          SRI.SHIRAZ ABDULLA
          SRI.JOJO PAPPACHAN


RESPONDENTS:

    1    STATE OF KERALA,
         REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER
         SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT,
         THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 695 001.

    2    DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION
         THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001.

    3    KERALA UNIVERSITY REP.BY ITS REGISTRAR
         THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001.

    4    CALICUT UNIVERSITY REP.BY ITS REGISTRAR
         THENJIPALAM,MALAPPURAM PIN 673 636.

    5    MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY REP.BY ITS
         REGISTRAR KOTTAYAM -IN 686 001.

    6    COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND
         TECHNOLOGY,REP.BY ITS REGISTRAR,, KALAMASSERY,
         ERNAKULAM PIN 683 104.

         ADDL.R7 & R8 IMPLEADED

    7    REGISTRAR
 WP(C) NO. 33523 OF 2011 2



         MANONMANIAM SUNDARANAR UNIVERSITY, DIRECTOR OF
         DISTANCE & CONTINUING EDUCATION, ABISHEKAPATTI,
         THIRUNELVELI- 687 012. TAMILNADU.

    8    THE REGISTRAR
         DISTANCE EDUCATION COUNCIL, INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL
         OPEN UNIVERSITY, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI- 110068.

         (IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DT.12.3.2012 IN
         I.A.3789/12)

             BY   ADVS.
             R1   & R2 BY SMT. RASHMI K.M., GOVT.PLEADER
             R3   BY SRI THOMAS ABRAHAM, SC
             R4   BY SRI P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC
             R5   BY SRI SURIN GEORGE IPE, SC
             R6   BY SRI S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAY, SC
             R7   & R8 BY SRI P.M.M.NAJEEB KHAN SC




THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
29.06.2021,       THE   COURT   ON   THE   SAME   DAY   DELIVERED   THE
FOLLOWING:
 WP(C) NO. 33523 OF 2011 3



                                      JUDGMENT

(Dated this the 29th day of June, 2021)

Heard Sri Shiraz Abdulla, learned counsel on behalf of the

petitioner, Smt. Rashmi K.M., learned Government Pleader for

respondents 1 and 2, Sri Thomas Abraham, learned Standing

Counsel for the 3rd respondent, Sri P.C.Sasidharan, learned

Standing Counsel for the 4th respondent, Sri Surin

George Ipe, learned Standing Counsel for the 5 th respondent,

Sri S.P.Aravindakshan Pillay, learned Standing Counsel for the 6 th

respondent and Sri P.M.M.Najeeb Khan, learned Standing counsel

for respondents 7 and 8.

2. The writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to

the respondents to pass orders recognising and giving

equivalency to the degrees obtained through distance education

from Universities/ institutions, approved by Distance Education

Council. The petitioner submits that he had acquired Masters

Degree in Mathematics through distance education from

Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Thirunelveli.

3. When the case was taken up today, the learned counsel

for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has

thereafter obtained similar degree from Annamalai University and

that he has no further grievance and does not wish to prosecute

this writ petition.

The writ petition is hence closed without any directions.

Sd/--

T.R.RAVI JUDGE

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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 33523/2011

PETITIONER ANNEXURE

EXHIBIT P1 COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGE OF SSLC BOOK

EXHIBIT P1(A) COPY OF DEGREE CERTIFICATE

EXHIBIT P1(B) COPY OF B.ED CERTIFICATE

EXHIBIT P2 COPY OF THE PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE OF PG

EXHIBIT P3 COPY OF THE GAZETTE NOTIFICATION DATED 08-04-

EXHIBIT P4 COPY OF THE UNIVERSITIES/INSTITUTIONS APPROVED BY THE D.E.C

EXHIBIT P5 COPY OF THE ORDER BY THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL OF THE 6TH RESPONDENT

EXHIBIT P6 COPY OF THE CIRCULAR ISSUED BY P.S.C

EXHIBIT P7 COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER DATED 02-02-

RESPONDENTS' EXTS:

EXT.R8(1): PHOTOCOPY OF LETTER No.DEC/UNIV/STATE/07/5635 DT.3.9.2007 BY THIS RESPONDENT TO THE MS UNIVERSITY, THIRUNELVELI.

EXT.R8(2): PHOTOCOPY OF LETTER No.DEC/2009/4905 DTD. 17.12.09 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT TO THE MS UNIVERSITY, THIRUNELVELI

EXT.P8(3): PHOTOCOPY OF GAZETTE NOTIFICATION DT.1.3.95 BY THE MINISTRY OF HRD, GOVT.OF INDIA.