Radhakrishnan, J,

Question that is posed for consideration in this case is whether the managements of various unaided Engineering Colleges can devise their own method of admissions to the Engineering Courses in their colleges for the year 2007-OS by adding marks obtained by the candidates in the Entrance Examination conducted by the Commissioner for Entrance Examination with the marks obtained by the candidates in Physics. Chemistry and Mathematics in the Plus-two qualifying Examination.

2. Learned single Judge referred the matter for consideration by a larger Bench in view of the ruling of the Division Bench in Lisle Medical & Education Institutions State of Kerala (2007 (1) KLT 409) setting aside S.3 of Act 19 of 2006 which insisted on admissions only from the rank list prepared on the basis of the State Entrance Examination. Proposals were made by the petitioner before the Admission Supervisory Committee for adding the marks obtained by the candidates in the qualifying examination with that of the Entrance Examination following an equalisation method for rationalisation. Committee which was constituted under S.4 of Act 19 of 2006 expressed the view that since this Cour