Kerala Private College Managements Association v. University Of Calaicut
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.V.RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI TUESDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2015/5TH PHALGUNA, 1936 WP(C).No. 20397 of 2012 (Y) ---------------------------- PETITIONER(S):
-------------- KERALA PRIVATE COLLEGE MANAGEMENTS ASSOCIATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY, [REG.NO.TR/60], BVM HOLY CROSS COLLEGE, CHERPUNKAL P.O., PIN - 686 584.
BY ADVS.SRI.BABY ISSAC ILLICKAL SRI.ISAAC KURUVILLA ILLIKAL.
RESPONDENT(S):
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1. UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O., PIN - 673 635.
2. VICE-CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O., PIN - 673 635.
3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.
BY SRI.SANTHOSH MATHEW, SC, CALICUT UNIVERSITY. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24-02-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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WP(C).No. 20397 of 2012 (Y) APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS :
----------------------- EXT. P1PHOTOCOPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES FROM THE ANNUAL REPORT 2011 OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT., EXT. P2PHOTOCOPY OF THE CIRCULAR ALONG WITH APPENDIX DATED 17/07/2012.
EXT. P3PHOTOCOPY OF THE REVISED BYE LAWS OF THE STUDENTS' UNIONS AND REVISED COLLEGE UNION ELECTION RULES DATED NIL.
RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS :
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A.V.RA A.V.RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI, J --------------------------------------------- WPC No.20397 of 2012 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of February, 2015
JUDGMENT
ENT This writ petition is filed by the Kerala Private College Management Association alleging that the respondent university in contravention to the order of the Apex Court declared college union election vide Exts.P2 and P3.
2. Several writ petitions were filed challenging the legality of the direction issued by the universities in the State regarding the mode of election to the college union election and this Court, in WPC No.7764/2014 and connected cases which were disposed of today by a common judgment, have made it clear that the petitioners in those cases are free to choose any one of the four modes of election in the college union elections subject to the final decision of the larger Bench of the Supreme Court now pending
WPC No.20397/2012 2 for consideration as per reference order reported in (University of Kerala v Council of Principals of Colleges, Kerala and others) 2010(1) SCC 353. Therefore, this writ petition is closed reserving the right of the individual members of the petitioner association to approach this Court for the reliefs claimed in this writ petition in terms of the directions given in the aforesaid writ petitions which were disposed of today.
Sd/-A.V.RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI JUDGE css/ true copy P.S.TO JUDGE