IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 18TH DECEMBER 2008 / 27TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 37428 of 2008(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. ANU RADAKRISHNAN HSA, PHYSICAL SCIENCE (CHEMISTRY) GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL, KUTTOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 2. RESSY.B., H.S.A. PHYSICAL SCIENCE (CHEMISTRY) GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL, KOZHENCHERRY, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 3. JAYALAKSHMI A.P. H.S.A. PHYSICAL SCIENCE (PHYSICS) GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ELIMULLUMPLACKAL, KONNI, PATHANAM THITTA. 4. BIJI K.C. HSA PHYSICAL SCIENCE,(PHYSICS) GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, EZHUMATTOOR, PATHAMATHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.PHILIP MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, KERALA GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SHRI.A.J.VARGHESE, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.37428 of 2008 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 18th day of December, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are HSAs, who are stated to be qualified to be appointed as HSST. However, their probation has not been declared so far, and as a result of which, they are ineligible to apply for the post in response to Ext.P1 notification issued on 30/09/2008. It is challenging the insistence of declaration of probation for consideration to the post of HSST as per Ext.P1 notification, this writ petition is filed. 2. However, by the judgments in WP(C) Nos. 31227/2008 and 31366/2008, this Court has already held that declaration of probation is a condition precedent for consideration to the post of HSST. In the light of the judgments referred to above, the challenge in this writ petition is devoid of any merit and is, accordingly, dismissed. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg