IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J
NANDANA BIJU AGED 23 YEARS D/O BIJU.M.R – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY,HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT – Respondent
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| 1. petitioners dispute corpus fund as part of fee. (Para 2) |
| 2. respondents argue fee structure valid as per prior judgement. (Para 3) |
| 3. court upholds previous ruling on fee being rs.20 lakhs including corpus fund. (Para 4) |
| 4. court requires payment within six weeks or face guarantee encashment. (Para 5) |
JUDGMENT
The writ petition seeks to quash Ext.P5 to Ext.P11 notices and also seeks for a direction commanding the 3rd respondent not to collect any amount towards the Corpus Fund allegedly due from the petitioners.
2. Petitioners are MBBS students of the 3rd respondent college. All the petitioners had obtained admission under the NRI quota. While fixing the fee for NRI quota, petitioners allege that the Admission Supervisory Committee fixed the fee as Rs.20 lakhs of which Rs.5 lakhs was to be paid as Corpus Fund. Petitioners contended that the amount payable towards the Corpus Fund cannot be regarded as fee payable by them, and on the basis of the judgment of the Supreme Court, produced as Ext.P2 and Ext.P3, they are not liable to pay any amount to such a Corpus Fund.
3. The learned counsel appearing for the respondent colleges, however, referred to the decision of this C
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