IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2010 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 22106 of 2005(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. KERALA AIDED SCHOOL NON TEACHING STAFF ASSOCIATION, IRINJALAKUDA DISTRICT, IRINJALAKUDA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, V.I.JOY. 2. V.I.JOY, LOWER DIVISION CLERK, M.A.M SCHOOL, KORATTY. BY ADV. SRI.V.M.KURIAN SRI.A.V.THOMAS SRI.MATHEW B. KURIAN SRI.K.T.THOMAS SMT.TULASI PANICKER RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, IRINJALAKUDA. R1-3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.T.B.REMANI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBIT:- 1. Ext. P1 : Copy of the order G.O (MS) 96/73/G. Edn. Dated 22.06.1973 2. Ext.P2 : Copy of the order dated 13.07.1995 3. Ext.P3 : Copy of the judgment dat4ed 31.03.1999 in O.P.No.14438/1999 4. Ext.P4 : Copy of the order dated 29.9.2000 passed by the Government 5. Ext.P5 : Copy of the representation dated 8.7.2004 submitted by the petitioner 6. Ext.P6 : Copy of the order dated 18.01.2010 passed by the 1st respondent RESPONDENT'S EXHIBIT : NIL True Copy P/A to Judge S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ---------------------- WP(C) No. 22106 of 2005 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of March 2010 J U D G M E N T The first petitioner is an association of non-teaching staff in aided schools in the State of Kerala. The second petitioner is a lower division clerk in an aided school. Their grievances in this writ petition is against Ext P4 order of the Government, whereby, the claim of the lower division clerks for exemption from acquiring test qualification was rejected. The Government has now issued Ext.P6 Government Order dated 18.01.2010, wherein lower division clerks, who were appointed prior to 29.07.2006 have been permanently exempted from acquiring test qualification for service benefits. In view of Ext.P6, Ext.P4 no longer survives. It is declared so and this writ petition is disposed of accordingly. S.SIRI JAGAN JUDGE DMB