IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 31ST MAY 2007 / 10TH JYAISHTA 1929 WA.No. 657 of 2007() -------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN OP.11029/2002 Dated 16/08/2006 .................... APPELLANT: PETITIONER: ---------------------- K. RAJEEVAN, S/O.K.C.KURUP, ACCOUNTS OFFICER, RESIDING AT NIRMIDHIKENDRA, KANNUR, THALASSERY. BY ADV. SRI.M.SASINDRAN SRI.TOJAN J. VATHIKULAM RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND CHAIRMAN, NIRMIDHI KENDRA, KANNUR. 3. MEMBER SECRETARY, AND ASSISTANT COLLECTOR, NIRMIDHI KENDRA, THALASSERRY. 4. JOSE THOMAS, PROJECT MANAGER, NIRMIDHI KENDRA, THALASSERY. BY ADV. SRI.BECHU KURIAN THOMAS SRI.ROSHIN IPE JOSEPH GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BENNY GERVASIS FOR R1 & R2 THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/05/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.S.Radhakrishnan & Antony Dominic, JJ. ======================== W.A.No.657 of 2007 ======================== Dated this the 31st day of May, 2007. JUDGMENT Radhakrishnan,J. Ext.P1 is the notification inviting applications for the post of Accounts Officer. Qualifications prescribed are as stated hereunder: “CA Interim pass with min. 2 years' experience in Commercial Accounting; or I.C.W.A. Interim pass with minimum 2 years' experience in Commercial Accounting; or M.Com. pass with 5 years' experience in Commercial Accounting.” Petitioner was appointed as Accounts Officer. Later certain doubts were raised regarding the qualifications of the petitioner. Petitioner did not have the required experience of 5 years after obtaining M.Com. Degree. The qualifications prescribed specifically say that the candidate should have M.Com. Degree pass with 5 years' experience in Commercial Accounting. A post graduate in Commerce should have 5 WA 657/07 -: 2 :- years' experience after obtaining M.Com. Degree. Petitioner passed M.Com. Degree in 1995 and he was appointed in 1998 and therefore Petitioner could not have acquired experience in Commercial Accounting after obtaining M.Com. Degree. We find no error in the judgment of the learned single Judge. Writ Appeal is dismissed. K.S.Radhakrishnan, Judge. Antony Dominic, Judge. ess 31/5