Chairman v. Gautham
Case brief
What is this about?
This court disposed of writ appeals filed in 2016 challenging a 2016 judgment on medical college fees. Observing that students had completed their course and certificates were issued under the impugned orders, the court held nothing survived for adjudication.
What did the court decide?
Writ appeals disposed of on the ground that the dispute has been resolved as the students have completed their course and received certificates.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.MANIKUMAR
&
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2022 / 9TH AGRAHAYANA, 1944
WA NO. 741 OF 2016
AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN WPC 2102/2013 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA DATED 18.1.2016
APPELLANTS/RESPONDENT NO.3 & 4:
- 1 CHAIRMAN, ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES & RESEARCH, PARIYARAM, KANNUR DISTRICT 673 685
- 2 PRINCIPAL, ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, PARIYARAM, KANNUR DISTRICT 673 685
BY ADVS.SMT.BINDUMOL JOSEPH SRI.B.S.SYAMANTHAK
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether writ appeals filed in 2016 challenging the fee structure direction require adjudication since the dispute has been resolved.
Whether the students have already completed their course and relief granted under the impugned order has been implemented.
Whether there is any subsisting issue requiring judicial intervention in the appeals.
Parties & counsel
- appellant
CHAIRMAN, ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES & RESEARCH, PARIYARAM
- appellant
PRINCIPAL, ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, PARIYARAM
- respondent
GAUTHAM R B
- respondent
STATE OF KERALA
- respondent
COMMISSIONER FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATION HOUSING BOARD
- respondent
Case details
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