IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 17TH MARCH 2008 / 27TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 7661 of 2008(K) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. SREERANJAN, S/O.SREENIVASAN, PUTHUVAL PUTHEN VEEDU, MUTTADA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SHAMMAD, S/O.SHAJAHAN, TC. 46/826, MANIKKANVILAKOM, POONTHURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SMT.S.MUMTAZ RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIVISIONAL EMPLOYMENT OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. CITY CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CORPORATION BUILDINGS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY. 4. EMPLOYMENT DIRECTOR, DPI, TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BEJOY CHANDRAN SC SRI.N.NANDAKUMARA MENON (SR.) SRI.P.K.MANOJKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 7661 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 17th March, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioners who are unemployed persons were registered in the Employment Exchange and according to them they are eligible to be appointed in the post of Mosquito Control Workers. According to them, when an earlier list was prepared by the 3rd respondent Corporation, petitioners were also included in that list but were not appointed due to lack of vacancies. The qualifications which were prescribed on the earlier occasion was pass in the 8th standard, cycling and training in mosquito control programme in the Regional Filaria Training and Research Centre or Filaria spraying training in Central State Government Institution or two years experience in spraying in any private or public institution. Writ petition came to be filed when a fresh notification was issued by the 3rd respondent seeking to fill up the vacancies . Petitioners apprehend a dilution of the qualifications prescribed to enable unqualified persons to be appointed. They filed Exhibits P8 and P9 W.P ( C) No. 7661 of 2008 2 representations before the Employment officer. 2. On instructions, learned Senior Counsel Sri.Nandakumara Menon, appearing for the Corporation submits that the qualifications insisted by the Corporation currently are the same as those prescribed even earlier. Submission is recorded. The question as to whether the petitioners should be sponsored is to be decided by the Employment Officer in accordance with law. In the result, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 4th respondent to consider Exhibits P8 and P9 in the course of drawing up the list of eligible persons to be appointed to the post of Mosquito Control Workers in the 3rd respondent Corporation. (V.GIRI, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 7661 of 2008 3 K.THANKAPPAN,J CRL.A. NO.92 OF 1999 ORDER W.P ( C) No. 7661 of 2008 4 25th May, 2007 Common issues are raised for consideration in all these writ petitions. Reference is made to the facts in Writ Petition No.4562/2008 for the sake of convenience.