Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.MANIKUMAR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY MONDAY, THE 17TH DAY OF JANUARY 2022 / 27TH POUSHA, 1943 WA NO. 66 OF 2022 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 28700/2021 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA DATED 16.12.2021 APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS 1-3 IN WPC: 1 THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCTION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2 THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, 5TH FLOOR KSHB BUILDING, SS KOVIL ROAD, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 3 THE PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT LAW COLLEGE, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR-680003. BY SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER RESPONDENTS/PETITIONER & RESPONDENTS 4-6 IN WPC:
1 N. PRADEEP KUMAR, S/O N.K.KUNKIKANNAN(LATE), USHASS, ERUVATTY AMSOM DESAM, ERUVATTY.P.O, KANNUR-670642. 2 THE PRINCIPAL, MCT COLLEGE OF LEGAL STUDIES, MELMURI, MALAPPURAM,KERALA-676517. 3 THE UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, REPRESENTED BY IT REGISTRAR, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673635. 4 ARYA GANGA R, 1ST YEAR LLB STUDENT-5 YEAR LLB COURSE, GOVERNMENT LAW COLLEGE, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR-680003. SRI.S.PRASANTH(AYYAPPANKAVU) FOR R1, SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC FOR R3, SRI.T.R.S.KUMAR, FOR R4
THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17.01.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.A.66/2022
JUDGMENT
Dated this the 17th day of January, 2022 S. Manikumar, CJ. Instant Writ appeal is filed by the State and its officials challenging the judgment of learned Single Judge in W.P(C).No.28700 of 2021 dated 16.12.2021.
2. Appellants were respondents 1 to 3 in the writ petition. In
fact, the party respondents in the aforesaid writ petition namely, Arya Ganga R., who is the 4th respondent in the captioned appeal has preferred W.A. No.1736 of 2021, challenging the very same judgment of the learned Single Judge. The above said writ appeal was allowed and accordingly the writ petition filed by the first respondent in the present appeal namely N. Pradeep Kumar, was dismissed. In that view of the matter, the captioned appeal filed by the State is disposed of in terms of the judgment in writ appeal No.1736 of 2021 dated 6.1.2022. Needless to say, the findings and observations contained therein would strictly apply to the instant appeal also. S. Manikumar, Chief Justice Shaji P. Chaly, Judge sou.