IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 25TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 6TH PHALGUNA 1929 OP.No. 2444 of 2000(N) ---------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. BIJU GEORGE, MADATHIKANDATHIL, KARIMANNOOR P.O., THODUPUZHA 2. T.M. BINUMON, THOOPIL HOUSE, KURUMULLOOR, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.RAJAN JOSEPH RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, SANTHI NAGAR, TRIVANDRUM. BY G.P. SRI. K.P. PRADEEP THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/02/2008, ALONG WITH OP 3496 OF 2000 AND CONNECTED CASES THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C .N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. -------------------------------------------- O.P. Nos.2444, 3496, 3639, 4046,4216, 4443,5553, 5584, 5602, 5621 & 12713/2000 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT C.N. Ramachandran Nair,J. In all these cases the challenge is against requirement introduced by the Government to pass SET (State Eligibility Test) examination for High School Teachers to work as Higher Secondary School teachers. O.Ps. were filed 8 years back and by now all these petitioners would have written the examination and if passed would have been allowed to continue as HSS teachers. In any case, O.Ps. have become infructuous by efflux of time and are accordingly closed. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge. 2 kk