Neethu Krishna, v. the Principal, Government Law College
Case brief
What is this about?
The Kerala High Court dismissed the petitioner's writ petition seeking transfer from a self-financing law college to a Government Law College. The Court held such transfer unjustified due to differences in merit, fee structure, and syllabus, but reserved liberty to approach the University for fresh consideration.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN
FRIDAY, THE 15TH DAY OF JANUARY 2021 / 25TH POUSHA, 1942
WP(C).No.228 OF 2020(C)
PETITIONER:
NEETHU KRISHNA, AGED 19 YEARS D/O. BALAKRISHNAN, ERANJOLI HOUSE, MAYANAD P. O., KOZHIKODE - 673 008.
BY ADVS. SRI.T.SETHUMADHAVAN (SR.) SMT.PREETHI. P.V.
RESPONDENTS:
1 THE PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT LAW COLLEGE MARIKUNNU P. O., KOZHIKODE - 673 012.
- 2 THE UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT REPRESENTED BY REGISTRAR, CALICUT UNIVERSITY, PAREEKSHA BHAVAN ROAD, MALAPPURAM - 673 635.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the Court should direct the respondents to allow the petitioner's transfer from a self-financing college to the Government Law College.
Whether the petitioner is entitled to liberty to approach the University for transfer permission due to long travel distance to the present college.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
NEETHU KRISHNA
- respondent
THE PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT LAW COLLEGE MARIKUNNU P. O., KOZHIKODE
- respondent
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
Coram
Case details
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