IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 3037 of 2008(J)
1. HEMALATHA P.A., D/O APPU M.K.,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE
... Respondent
2. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY
3. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION,
4. THE SECRETARY,
For Petitioner :SRI.N.RAGHURAJ
For Respondent :SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS,SC,KPSC
The Hon'ble MR. Justice T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR
Dated :20/12/2010
O R D E R
T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J.
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W.P.(C)No.3037 Of 2008
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DATED THIS THE 20th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2010
J U D G M E N T
The petitioner possesses Post Graduate Degree in Sociology
with first class and second rank from the Calicut University. She
is having B.Ed.in Natural Science. Pursuant to the application
invited for the post of Higher Secondary School Teacher,
Sociology (Junior) she applied for the post and was issued the
hall ticket and finally she attended the written test also. She was
included in the short list, namely, supplementary list for
Scheduled Caste Community; but was not considered for the
interview. It is in these circumstances that she has filed this Writ
Petition.
2. Evidently, the petitioner is having B.Ed. in natural
Science.
3. The PSC in its counter affidavit has stated that at the
time of scrutiny of the documents, it was noticed that the
B.Ed.Degree of the petitioner was not in the concerned subject or
faculty. The qualifications possessed by the petitioner was
M.A.Sociology, B.Ed.Natural Science and SET(Sociology). Only
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two vacancies were reported in the post. Since sufficient
candidates who possess B.Ed. in the concerned faculty were
available for selection, ranked list was prepared including 62
candidates.
4. Evidently, the qualification prescribed allows persons
having B.Ed. in the concerned subject to be appointed and in the
absence of the same alone, other faculties can be considered. In
that view of the matter, the petitioner is not entitled to succeed
in the matter. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed.
SD/-(T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE)
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