IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.P.BALACHANDRAN FRIDAY, THE 19TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 28TH BHADRA 1930 WA.No. 414 of 2008() -------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.1580/2008 Dated 14/01/2008 .................... APPELLANT: PETITIONER: ---------------------------------------- SUNITHA.N., KALLUPADATH, MANNANCHERRY, W/O.SAJIMON, RESIDING AT KOOTTUVELI, KALOOR P.O., ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.T.P.DEYANANTHAN RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS: --------------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, P & ARD, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SECRETARY, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE DISTRICT OFFICER, K.P.S.C, DISTRICT OFFICE, ALAPPUZHA. 5. CHAIRMAN-CUM-DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE LITERACY MISSION, THYCADU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 014. 6. THE DISTRICT PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR, DISTRICT LITERACY MISSION, DIST.PANCHAYAT OFFICE, ALAPPUZHA. 7. THE CHAIRMAN, BLOCK PANCHAYATH SAKSHARATHA SAMITHI, ARYAD BLOCK PANCHAYATH, ALAPPUZHA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BENNY GERVACIS ADV. SRI. ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC, KPSC SRI.M.K.CHANDRA MOHANDAS,(SC) FOR R5 SRI.T.RAJESH FOR R7 SRI.P.BINNY JOSEPH FOR R7 THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss J.B. Koshy & K.P. Balachandran, JJ. -------------------------------------- W.A. No. 414 of 2008 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of September, 2008 Judgment Koshy,J. Appellant/Petitioner applied for the post of Lower Division Typist in pursuance of notification dated 30.11.2005. Certificate in K.G.T.E. English Typewriting and Computer Word Processing or its equivalent were necessary for the above post. The Public Service Commission has got power under rule 13 (b), Part II of the Kerala State and Subordinate Services Rules, 1958 to decide and accept the equivalent qualification to computer word processing. As far as the petitioner is concerned, she has no K.G.T.E. certificate in computer word processing. According to her, she had a certificate issued by the Block Panchayath Saksharatha Samithi (Ext.P2 (d) ). It is not a certificate issued by the State Literacy Mission. D.T.P. course conducted by the Block Panchayat was not considered as equivalent qualification by the PSC. PSC has rejected the same by Ext.P17. The learned single Judge also did not accept the contention of the petitioner. We have also considered similar certificates and found that similar certificates are not WA.No.414/2008 2 equivalent by judgment dated 15.7.2008 in W.A.No.240 of 2008 and connected cases. In the above circumstances, there is no merit in the appeal and the appeal is dismissed. J.B.Koshy Judge K.P. Balachandran Judge vaa WA.No.414/2008 3 J.B. KOSHY AND K.P.BALACHANDRAN,JJ. ------------------------------------- W.A. No.414/2008 ------------------------------------- Judgment Date:19th September,2008