Petitioner challenged denial of first standard admission to his daughter, a single girl child, under the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sanghathan. The court held that since single girl children in higher categories had been admitted to reserved seats, the petitioner, belonging to category V, had no sustainable grievance, and the writ petition was dismissed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN
WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF MAY 2015/30TH VAISAKHA, 1937
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PETITIONER(S):
SHIBU, AGED 45 YEARS S/O.SUKUMARAN, MUKKANIL HOUSE, LIG 321 GANDHI NAGAR, KADAVANTHRA, KOCHI-20.
BY ADV. SRI.G.SREEKUMAR (CHELUR)
RESPONDENT(S):
THE KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGHATHAN REP. BY ITS DIRECTOR, REGIONAL OFFICE CHENNAI. 600 001.
R1 BY ADV. SRI.K.MAYANKUTTY MATHER, SC, KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20-05-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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APPENDIX
PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS
EXT.P2A TRUE COPY OF THE DIFFERENT FORMS AND THE SELECTION PROCEDURE DATED NIL.
EXT.P3A TRUE COPY OF THE SELECTION LIST PUBLISHED BY THE RESPONDENT.
RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS:
NIL
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P.A to Judge
SB
K. VINOD CHANDRAN, J.
===================== W.P.(C) No.12677 of 2015 - H ====================== Dated this the 20th day of May, 2015
J U D G M E N T
The petitioner has filed the above writ petition
contending that, the petitioner's daughter, who is a “single girl child” was denied admission to the first standard in the schools carried on by the Kendriya Vidhyalaya Sanghathan in Ernakulam. The contention is that, the petitioner's daughter being a single girl child has certain preferences, which has been declared by the Government; in violation of which, the Kendriya Vidhyalaya Sanghathan has carried on the admissions within the district of Ernakulam in the various schools.
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Ernakulam District. The petitioner admittedly belongs to category V and the petitioner's child was not granted an admission under that category, since there were single girl children in the higher categories, who were granted admission to the reserved seats for 'single girl child'.
In such circumstance, the petitioner has no
sustainable grievance and the writ petition would stand
dismissed.
Sd/-
K. VINOD CHANDRAN, JUDGE
SB
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P.A to Judge
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the denial of admission to a single girl child in Kendriya Vidyalaya under the reserved category creates a sustainable grievance for the petitioner who belongs to category V.
Whether single girl children in higher categories can be granted admission to reserved seats intended for the single girl child category.
Shibu
The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sanghathan
K. Vinod Chandran
As recorded by the court registry
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