IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 28TH JUNE 2010 / 7TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 1495 of 2010(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. A.P.RAMAN, S/O.PANHA KUTTY, VILLAGE ASSISTANT, THANALUR VILLAGE OFFICE, THANALUR P.O., TIRUR TALUK, MALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 2. A.ANILKUMAR, S/O.SREENIVASAN, LOWER DIVISION CLERK, OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TAHASILDAR (LA) NATIONAL HIGHWAY-17, PONNANI UNIT, KOTTAKKAL P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.THAMBAN SRI.R.REJI SRI.V.K.SATHYANATHAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. COMMISSIONER OF LAND REVENUE O/O.THE COMMISSIONERATE OF LAND REVENUE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, TIRUR TALUK, TIRUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 5. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA) NATIONAL HIGHWAY-17, PONNANI UNIT, KOTTAKKAL P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 1495 of 2010 APPENDIX EXHIBITS EXT.P1- TRUE COPY OF THE 10TH STANDARD EQUIVALENCY 'A' LEVEL EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO THE 1ST PETITIONER BY THE SECRETARY EXT.P2- TRUE COPY OF THE 10TH STANDARD EQUIVALENCY 'A' LEVEL EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER BY THE SECRETARY EXT.P3- TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE SPECIAL RULES FOR KERALA REVENUE MINISTERIAL SERVICE, 1985 EXT.P4- TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(MS) 78/2004/G.EDN DATED 9.3.04 EXT.P5- TRUE COPY OF THE CIRCULAR NO.Q1/31797/2006/DE DATED 8.2.07 EXT.P6- TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.65132 C2/08/REVENUE DATED 27.10.09 EXT.P7- TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.A9-47101/02 DATED 11.1.10 EXT.P8- TRUE COPY OF THE SSLC ISSUED TO ONE KUMARI AMRUTHA A.P. THE DAUGHTER OF THE 1ST PETITIONER EXT.P9- TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.A2-101/10 DATED 16.1.10 EXT.P10- TRUE COPY OF THE 'A' LEVEL PROSPECTUS ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR, EQUIVALENCY EXAMINATION BOARD, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA EXT.P11- TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 22.2.10 EXT.P12- TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.65132/C2/08REV.DATED 16.3.10 EXT.R3(a)- PROCEEDINGS DATED 17.2.10 OF THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM (TRUE COPY) P.A TO JUDGE ANTONY DOMINIC, J ....................... W.P.(C).1495/2010 ....................... Dated this the 28th day of June, 2010 JUDGMENT Petitioners were Villageman and Peon respectively. They were promoted as Village Assistant and Lower Division Clerk on a temporary basis with effect from 3.2.2009 and 25.11.2009 on condition that they are liable to be reverted if the qualification of pass in 'A' level examination held by them is insufficient. Subsequently, Ext.P7 order was issued by the District Collector reverting the petitioners on the ground that clarification as to whether 'A' level examination passed by the petitioners were equivalent to SSLC, was not issued by the Government so far. It was there upon that this writ petition was filed. 2. This Court by order dated 15.1.2010, stayed Ext.P7. During the pendency of this writ petition, Government have issued Ext.P12 order dated 16.3.2010, clarifying that a pass in 'A' level examination of the State Literacy Mission will be treated as equivalent to SSLC for the purpose of promotion of lower Grade W.P.(C).1495/10 2 employees to the post of Village Assistant/Lower Division Clerk in Revenue Department. Since Ext.P12 order has now been issued by the Government, the reason for reversion stated in Ext.P7 order no longer survives. Therefore, Ext.P7 has to be quashed and I do so. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs