Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE BASANT BALAJI MONDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF JULY 2023 / 9TH SRAVANA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 22193 OF 2023 PETITIONER/S: SUMESH E S AGED 43 YEARS S/O SUKUMARAN, EDAPPATTU HOUSE, OKKAL,ERNAKULAM, PIN - RAMSHEEL.K RESPONDENT/S:
1 DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION KERALA GOVT OF KERALA PADMAVILASAM STREET, FORT P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, PIN - 695023 2 ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION (AICTE) NELSON MANDELA MARG, VASANT KUNJ, NEW DELHI REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, PIN - 110070 3 THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (Impleaded as 3rd respondent as per
order in IA 1/2023 dated 31.07.2023)
Sajith Kumar V. OTHER PRESENT: GP V.K SUNIL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31.07.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
J U D G M E N T
(Dated this the 31st day of July, 2023) The petitioner is an ITI certificate holder in the trade FITTER. On 01.06.2023, the 1st respondent issued the prospectus for admissions to Diploma programmes in Polytechnic College under SBTE- 2023-24 and another prospectus for admission to Part Time/Second Shift Diploma Programmes in Polytechnic Colleges under SBTE- 2023-24.
2. As per Chapter VII (Norms and
Requirements) and Appendix-1 (Norms for duration, Entry level qualifications and Statutory reservations of the technical programmes) of Approval Process Hand Book 2023-24 issued by AICTE, there is provision for admission to second year through lateral entry which is available for regular diploma admissions and to the Part Time/Second Shift diploma programmes conducted on regular mode.
3. The petitioner has completed ITI
examination and possess NCVT Trade Certificate but as per the prospectus, the candidate, who has passed ITI examination under part time/second diploma course, is not allowed entry in to the diploma programme. Therefore the petitioner filed Ext.P7 representation before the additional 3rd respondent. The petitioner limits prayer for disposal of Ext.P7 by the additional 3rd respondent within a time limit. Taking note of the limited prayer, the additional 3rd respondent is directed to take Ext.P7 filed 10.07.2023 and dispose of the same within a period of 6 weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- BASANT BALAJI, JUDGE SM APPENDIX OF WP(C) 22193/2023 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE ITI CERTIFICATE OF THE PETITIONER Exhibit P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE PROSPECTUS FOR ADMISSION UNDER SBTE- 2023-24 DATED 01.06.2023 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT Exhibit P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE PROSPECTUSFOR ADMISSION TO
PART TIME/ SECOND SHIFT DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES IN POLYTECHNIC COLLEGES UNDER SBTE- 2023-24DATED 01.06.2023) Exhibit P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE PROSPECTUS FOR ADMISSION ( THROUGH LATERAL ENTRY) UNDER SBTE- 2023-24 DATED 05.06.2023) Exhibit P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE APPENDIX- I (NORMS FOR DURATION, ENTRY LEVEL QUALIFICATIONS AND STATUTORY RESERVATIONS OF THE TECHNICAL PROGRAMMES)- OF APPROVAL PROCESS HAND BOOK Exhibit P6 A TRUE COPY OF THE CHAPTER VII (NORMS AND REQUIREMENTS)- OF APPROVAL PROCESS HAND BOOK Exhibit P7 A TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 10.07.2023 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE ADDITIONAL 3RD RESPONDENT RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS:NIL TRUE COPY P.A.TO JUDGE