IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 25TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 6TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 6515 of 2007(A) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- ULLAS U.P., S/O. M.A.UNNI, CHIRAYIL VEEDU, VETTAMPALLI, ANAD VILLAGE, NEDUMANGAD. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING, DIRECTORATE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING, MINISTRY OF LABOUR, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, SHARMSHAKTHI BHAVAN, RAFI MARG, NEW DELHI-110 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING, THYCAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT, STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY OF INDUSTRIES, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. M.R. SABU, ADV. SRI.BABU KARUKAPADATH, SC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/02/2008,ALONG WITH W.P.(C). NO. 3887/2007,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.6515/2007-A: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE PROVISIONAL NATIONAL TRADE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE R.3. DTD. 03/10/2001. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.P.(C). NO. 3508/2004 DTD. 15/03/2004. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// prv. ANTONY DOMINIC, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C) Nos.6515 & 3887 OF 2007 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 25th February, 2008 J U D G M E N T The relief sought in these writ petitions is to direct the 1st respondent to issue national trade certificate to the petitioners. Petitioners had undergone courses in Industrial Training Institutes in the trade of Electronic Mechanic. On completion of their training, provisional national trade certificate was issued to them by the State Council for Vocational Training. In these writ petitions, what is sought for by them is to direct the respondents to issue national trade certificate which is to be issued by the 1st respondent. 2. Petitioners are referring to Ext. P2, a judgment rendered by this Court in W.P.(C) No. 3508 of 2004. That was also a case where similarly situated students had approached this Court praying for a direction that national trade certificate shall be issued to them. This Court by Ext. P2 judgment dated 15.3.2004 disposed of that writ petition directing that the certificate shall be issued to the W.P.(C) Nos. 6515 & 3887 OF 2007 -2- petitioners therein. It is contended that in pursuance to the said judgment, which has become final, certificates were issued. Thus what the petitioners are asking for is relief similar to what is granted in Ext. P2 judgment. 3. Respondents have filed a statement in which the main contention appears to be that the institute in question was affiliated with NCVT only with effect from August, 2002. It may be true that affiliation was obtained by the institute as indicated in the statement, but then if acting upon Ext. P2 judgment, for those who have completed training prior to August, 2002, trade certificates have already been issued, I do not see any justification for taking a different stand when it comes to the petitioners in these writ petitions as they are similarly situated like the petitioners in the writ petition referred to above. 4. In the above view of the matter, I dispose of these writ petitions directing that the 1st respondent shall issue national trade certificates to the petitioners as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 6 weeks of receipt of production of a copy of this judgment. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE jan/-