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FEBIN K.A., AGED 22 YEARS v. THE COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & - WA No. 2261 of 2007 [2007] RD-KL 17382 (17 September 2007)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WA No. 2261 of 2007()1. FEBIN K.A., AGED 22 YEARS,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. THE COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE &
... Respondent
For Petitioner :SRI.ESM.KABEER
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble the Chief Justice MR.H.L.DATTU
The Hon'ble MR. Justice K.T.SANKARAN
Dated :17/09/2007
O R D E R
H.L.DATTU, C.J. & K.T.SANKARAN, J.
W.A.No. 2261 of 2007Dated this the 17th day of September, 2007.
J U D G M E N T
H.L.Dattu, C.J. This appeal arises out of the order passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C).No.25613 of 2007 dated 5th September, 2007. The facts in brief are as under:
2. The petitioner has passed BBA Degree examination through Distance Education Programme of the Mahatma Gandhi University. She sought for admission to the M.B.A. Course conducted by the respondent, Cochin University of Science & Technology (University for short).
3. It is stated in the petition that after the written test and group interview, the petitioner was assigned 21st Rank in the list for admission to the MBA Course for the academic year 2007 of the respondent University.
4. The respondent has also issued a memo dated 9th August,
2007 informing the petitioner to participate in the
Counseling and Admission to
Management Programmes 2007 (MBA Course). Thereafter, by yet another
order passed in Ext.P8, the
respondent has informed the petitioner that, since
she has obtained the basic degree through Distance Education Programme
which
is not recognized by the University, she is not entitled for admission to
the MBA Course. Aggrieved by Ext.P8 order, the petitioner
was before this
Court in W.P.(C).No.25613 of 2007. The learned Single Judge, keeping in
W.A.No.2261 of 2007
view the
notification issued by the respondent University for the Academic
Admissions 2007-2008 has rejected the writ petition. That is
how the petitioner
in the writ petition is before us in this appeal. In order to appreciate the
contentions canvassed
by the petitioner and her learned counsel, the notification
issued for Academic Admissions 2007 of the respondent University (Ext.P1)
and
the orders passed by the respondent (Ext.P8) requires to be extracted. They
are as under:
"Academic Admissions 2007
Key Information
Who can Apply for CAT?
All Academic Admissions are based on the Merit of the
Applicants as determined
through an Admission Test conducted
for the purpose subject to satisfying other Prescribed Eligibility
Criteria.
(See section on "Eligibility Criteria")
Foreign Nationals are exempted from the above
requirement
of writing the Admission Test and may obtain details
of the Application Procedures from the Unit for International
Relations and Academic Admissions of the University. (See
section on "International Students").
Students
who have passed the Qualifying Examination
(prescribed under Eligibility Criteria) shall be eligible to apply for
the CAT. (Degree obtained through Distance Education
Programmes other than through IGNOU are not recognized by
the
Regulations of the University in force).
However, Students who have passed all the Courses
except those
prescribed for the final Year/Semester of the
Qualifying Degree/Diploma./Certificate may be considered for
admission
if they have appeared or are appearing for all the
Examinations in the Courses of the Final Year/Semester of the
Qualifying Degree/Diploma/Certificate and if they produce at the
time of Group Discussion/Interview/Counseling, whichever
is held
W.A.No.2261 of 2007
earlier, the Original Mark Lists of all Relevant and Previous,
(including the penultimate)
Examinations, the Transfer Certificate
and a Certificate from the Head of the Institution Last attended
that they have
completed the Programme of study and have
appeared or are appearing for all the examinations in the courses
of the
final year/semester of the Qualifying
Degree/Diploma/Certificate and that their Results are awaited,
failing which they will not be permitted to attend the Group
Discussion/Interview/Counseling as the case may be.
If such Students admitted to a Programme of Study in the
University fail to attain the Prescribed Eligibility for Admission
before the date of Registration for the Regular I Semester
Examination of the Programme to which they were granted
Admission, they shall not be permitted to continue the programme
and shall be summarily removed from the Rolls of the University.
These concessions shall not be applicable to students who have
failed in their Qualifying Examination or who have failed
to
acquire the required Percentage of Marks and subsequently have
appeared for Supplementary/Improvement Examination (s).
However for Admissions to B.Tech., 5 year Integrated
M.Sc. In Photonics, and 5 year LL.B (Hons.) Programmes,
the
Mark List obtained in the Qualifying Examination shall be
produced at the Time of Admission. Those who fail to produce
Mark List shall not be considered for Admission.
Admission of Students, who pass the Plus Two or
equivalent
Qualifying Examination in subsequent chances to the
B.Tech. Programmes of the University in the same Year shall be
governed
by the current Rules prescribed in the matter by the
Government of Kerala."
"On verification it was found that the
candidate Febin K.A. Roll
No.138549 has obtained her degree through distance education.
As per Notification for academic admission 2007, candidates
who
have acquired their qualifying degree through distance education
programmes are not eligible for admission. Hence candidate
Febin K.A. Roll No.138549 is not admitted for the Management
Programme during the counseling held on 20/8/07.
This is
issued as per the oral request of the candidate. "
W.A.No.2261 of 2007
5. The notification issued by the University for Academic Admissions of 2007 would clearly indicate that students who have passed the Qualifying Examination are eligible to apply for CAT. Therefore, it is stated that degrees obtained through Distance Education Programmes other than through IGNOU are not recognized by the Regulations of the University in force. That only means it is only those students who have obtained degree through Distance Education Programmes in IGNOU are recognized by the University and others who have obtained the degree through Distance Eduction Programmes is not recognized by the University for the purpose of Academic Admissions for the academic year 2007-2008.
6. Keeping in view the orders passed by the respondent and also the conditions prescribed in the notification, let us look at the facts pleaded by the petitioner in the instant case.
7. In the instant case, the petitioner admittedly has obtained her BBA Degree through Distance Education Programme of the Mahatma Gandhi University. The said Degree is not recognized by the respondent University. In view of the prospectus/notification issued by the respondent University, the petitioner, as a matter of fact cannot seek any admission in the respondent University in the MBA Course. For the reasons best known the petitioner has not questioned certain clauses mentioned in the notification issued by the respondent University. Since the petitioner has not questioned certain clauses in the notification, it may not be possible for us to grant any relief to her by W.A.No.2261 of 2007 interfering with the orders passed by the respondent University in Ext.P8. The University has merely followed the prospectus/notification issued by them for admission to the MBA Course. In that view of the matter we do not see any error in the order passed by the respondent University which would call for our interference. Accordingly, the appeal requires to be rejected and it is rejected. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (K.T.SANKARAN)
JUDGE
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