IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 5362 of 2008(L)
1. RIYAZ ANVAR M., AGED 29 YEARS,
... Petitioner
2. MOHAMMED KUNHI K., AGED 36 YEARS,
3. ABDUL GAFOOR K.P., AGED 29 YEARS,
4. NAJEEBA N.P., AGED 27 YEARS,
5. MOHAMMED MUSTHAFA K., AGED 27 YEARS,
6. ABDUL SALAM P.V., AGED 33 YEARS,
7. ASHRAF K., AGED 32 YEARS,
8. ATHIKA M., AGED 34 YEARS,
9. JUMAILA J.S., AGED 31 YEARS,
10. NAJEEB.M., AGED 28 YEARS,
11. SAJNA PALANADAN, AGED 31 YEARS,
12. NAJUMUNNESA THALAYAMCHEERI,
13. ARIFA A., AGED 31 YEARS,
Vs
1. THE UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
... Respondent
2. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION,
3. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY
4. HUSSAIN PALEKKODAN,
For Petitioner :SRI.V.RAJENDRAN
For Respondent :SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC, CALICUT UTY.
The Hon'ble MR. Justice K.T.SANKARAN
Dated :13/06/2008
O R D E R
K.T.SANKARAN, J.
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W.P.(C) NO. 5362 OF 2008 L
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Dated this the 13th June, 2008
JUDGMENT
The grievance voiced by the petitioners in this Writ Petition is that
though they were included in the short list published by the Kerala Public
Service Commission, they were removed from the list on the ground that
the petitioners do not have the required qualification for applying for the
post of Higher Secondary School Teacher- Arabic (Junior). The
petitioners are holders of MS Post-Afzal-ul-Ulama in Arabic of the
University of Calicut. In Ext.P10 letter dated 20.11.2007, issued by the
Registrar of the University of Calicut to the Secretary of the Kerala Public
Service Commission, it was stated that the question of issuing
equivalency certificate for MA Post Afzal-ul-Ulama in Arabic to MA Arabic
is under the consultation of the PG Board of Studies in Arabic and the
decision in that regard is yet to be taken by the Academic Bodies. The
view taken by the University earlier was that MA Post Afzal-ul-Ulama in
Arabic is equivalent to MA Arabic and Ext.P7 certificate dated 16.11.2007
was issued certifying that MA Post Afzal-ul-Ulama Course conducted by
the University of Calicut is equivalent to MA Arabic degree of the said
University.
2. The petitioner has produced Ext.P12 along with I.A.No.6167 of
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2008. Ext.P12 is the communication dated 24.4.2008, issued by the
Registrar of the University of Calicut to the Secretary of the Kerala Public
Service Commission, wherein it is stated as follows:
“In continuation to this office letter of even No. dated
20.11.2007, I am to inform you that the Academic Council of
this University held on 05.04.2008 has approved that the MA
Post Afzal-ul-Ulama course of this University is equivalent to
MA Arabic degree of this University. Hence the equivalency
certificate issued to to this effect can be considered. The
letter dated 20.11.2007 may be treated as cancelled.”
3. It is submitted by the Standing Counsel for the Kerala Public
Service Commission that in view of Ext.P12, the Public Service
Commission has included the names of the petitioners also in the rank list
by way of Addendum Notification. Therefore, the grievance voiced by the
petitioners in this Writ Petition no longer subsists.
Recording the submission made by the Standing Counsel for the
Kerala Public Service Commission, the Writ Petition is closed.
(K.T.SANKARAN)
Judge
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