Sreekanth.S.B v. The Mahatma Gandhi University

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH 2015/20TH PHALGUNA, 1936 WP(C).No. 7658 of 2015 (F) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER:

------------------ SREEKANTH.S.B, SREEMANGALAM, SOORANADU NORTH.P.O, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN-690561.

BY ADVS.SRI.N.SUKUMARAN (SR.) SRI.S.SHYAM SRI.N.K.KARNIS RESPONDENT:

--------------------- THE MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, PRIYADARSHINI HILLS KOTTAYAM, PIN-686001.

BY SRI.VARUGHESE M.EASO, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11-03-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

PJ

WP(C).No. 7658 of 2015 (F) -------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 20.4.2011 ISSUED BY THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS OF THE ANNAMALA UNIVERSITY TO THE PETITIONER EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE MARK LIST ISSUED BY THE ANNAMALA UNIVERSITY FOR THE 2ND YEAR OF THE M.A.COURSE TO THE PETITIONER EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE DEGREE CERTIFICATE DATED 5.2.2008 ISSUED BY THE ANNAMALA UNIVERSITY TO THE PETITIONER EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE KANNUR UNIVERSITY DATED 11.2.2013 EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF THE CIRCULAR ISSUED BY THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION DATED 14.10.2013 EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT DATED 6.8.2014 EXT.P7 TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT EVIDENCING PAYMENT OF FEES REQUIRED FOR EXT.P4.

RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS --------------------------------------- NIL.

/ TRUE COPY / P.S. TO JUDGE PJ

K. VINOD CHANDRAN, J.

===================== W.P.(C) No.7658 of 2015 - F ====================== Dated this the 11th day of March, 2015

J U D G M E N T

The petitioner's grievance is with respect to equivalency to the degree course he obtained in Distance Education programme from an outside University. The petitioner seeks equivalence. An application has been filed as evidenced at Ext.P6. The petitioner relies on Ext.P5 directions of the University Grants Commission. However, it is the exclusive premise of the University to, de hors Ext.P5 decide on the equivalency after looking at the syllabus of the outside University of the particular course to which the petitioner seeks equivalence. If the University has received the application in its original, the same shall be placed before the Academic Council and shall be considered expeditiously. It is made clear that, this Court

W.P.(C) No.7658 of 2015 - F has not made any observations on merit of the issue and has merely directed disposal of the application.

The writ petition is disposed of.

Sd/- K. VINOD CHANDRAN, JUDGE SB // true copy // P.A to Judge