JUDGMENT

By the march of time and the various interim orders earlier issued, this Court now only require to consider whether Universities must be directed to extend the time frame for conducting counselling for the seats available in the petitioner – Colleges.

2. When these matters were called earlier, through the order dated 02.11.2022 in W.P.(C).No.35109/2022 (similar order having been issued in the other writ petition also on 04.11.2022), I had directed the respondents to obtain instructions and then permitted the petitioners to fill up the two seats under the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)

Quota provisionally.

Subsequently, on 09.11.2022 the following order was issued:

“Read orders dated 02.11.2022 in W.P.

(C)No.35109/2022 and 04.11.2022 in W.P.

(C)No.35428/2022.

2. A clarification is sought for by Sri.Thomas Abraham – learned Standing Counsel for the Kerala University in W.P. (C)No.35109/2022 and Sri.P.C.Sasidharan – learned Standing Counsel for the University of Calicut in W.P.(C)No.35428/2022, as to whether their clients will be permitted, under the aforesaid orders, to fill up the seats in question under the Centralized Allotment Process.

3. Obviously, what this Court intended