IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN THURSDAY, THE 13TH OCTOBER 2011 / 21ST ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 25466 of 2011(G) ------------------------ PETITIONER : -------------------- BEEJA B., BABU NIVAS, MANGANADU, VETTOOR P.O., VARKALA-695 312. BY ADVS. SRI.S.M.PREM SMT.K.P.SANTHI SRI.P.K.NIJOY RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 004. R1 BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. E.M. ABDUL KHADER R2 BY ADV. SRI. P.C. SASIDHARAN, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...2/- WP(C).No. 25466 of 2011(G) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 28.12.1995 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2 : TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 11.8.2011 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : NIL //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE Mn K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J --------------------------------------------- W.P.(c)No.25466 of 2011 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of October 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner has filed this writ petition challenging Ext.P2 proceedings by which the second respondent has rejected her application for selection and appointment to the post of Agricultural Assistant Grade II in the Department of Agriculture. According to the petitioner, she had the necessary qualification, had appeared for examination and therefore, she should have been ranked. 2. The counsel for the Kerala Public Service Commission ('KPSC' for short) points out that the reason for rejection of the petitioner's application is clear from Ext.P2 itself. KPSC has prescribed primary qualifications as Diploma or equivalent qualification obtained from the Kerala Agricultural University or from Vocational Higher Secondary School. The petitioner has only acquired Technical Examinations Higher Grade in Agriculture from WPC No.25466/2011 2 Madras. Since applications from sufficient number of candidates have been obtained, the petitioner's application was not considered. The learned Government Pleader also supports the contentions of the counsel for the KPSC. 3. In view of the fact that the petitioner's application was not considered only because of the fact that sufficient number of candidates possessing higher qualifications were available for selection, I do not find any reason to interfere with the impugned proceedings. This writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed. Sd/- K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE css/ true copy P.S.TO JUDGE WPC No.25466/2011 3