IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 21ST AUGUST 2009 / 30TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 19993 of 2009(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SREEKALA.V. PEON, HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, THEVALAKKARA, ARINALLOOR P.O. KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.J.MATHEW SRI.K.B.ARUNKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. HEADMASTER, HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, THEVALAKKARA, ARINALLOOR P.O. KOLLAM DISTRICT. SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI MUHAMOOD T.T. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.19993/2009-T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 21st day of August, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as Peon in the High School for Girls, Thevalakkara in Kollam District. The petitioner is aggrieved by the new criteria brought down as per Ext.P6 Circular for the T.T.C course 2009- 2011 in respect of the non teaching staff under the departmental quota. Pursuant to Ext.P3, he submitted an application for selection for T.T.C course. 2. The second respondent has filed a statement. In Ext.P6 Circular, it is made mention that the candidates should have at least 5 years of continuous service and should have secured 50% of marks in the Plus Two examination which is prescribed by the NCTE, a statutory body under MHRD for regulating the quality of teacher education in the country. It is therefore submitted that there is no irregularity in Ext.P6 Circular. Ext.R2 (a) is the norms issued, which is in force now, and they have also produced the copy of the application submitted by the petitioner. It shows that the petitioner is having only 41.44% of marks for Pre-degree. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms