IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF JULY 2010/5TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 23333 of 2010 (N) --------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------- 1. PRADEEP G.NAIR, AGED 33 YEARS, SON OF VIJAYAMMA, RESIDING AT, SREE VILAS ALAKODE KANNUR, PIN-670 571. 2. SUNILKUMAR.V., AGED 33 YEARS, S/O.KAMARAN.V., THOTTINGAL HOUSE CHATHANGOTTUPURAM P.O., WANDOOR (VIA) MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 3. SAFEERA PALLIKANDY, AGED 27 YEARS, D/O.P.V.MAMMOOTTY, HANNA COTTAGE, PUNNAD P.O. PUNNAD, (VIA) IRITTY, KANNUR DISTRICT. 4. ABDUL GAFOOR V.P., AGED 35 YEARS, S/O.ALI V.P., VATTIPARAMBATH HOUSE, PAYIPULLU P.O.TUVVUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS.SRI.V.M.KURIAN SRI.MATHEW B. KURIAN SRI.K.T.THOMAS SRI.C.N.SREEKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): -------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, OFFICE OF THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION PATTOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 004 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. R,R2 BY ADV. SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS,SC,KPSC R1 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.DILIP MOHAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27-07-2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: SU/- WP(C).No. 23333 of 2010 (N) APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE GAZETTE NOTIFICATION DATED 30-4-2010 IN RESPECT OF HSST (POLITICAL SCIENCE) & (MAL). P2: COPY OF THE GAZETTE NOTIFICATION DATED 30-4-2010 IN RESPECT OF HSST (COMPUTER SCIENCE) & (ELECTRONICS). P3: COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER BEARING BAR CODE NO.S1000066. P4: COPY OF THE ADDENDUM NOTIFICATION DATED 29-6-2010 IN RESPECT OF HSST (COMP.SCIENCE) -CATEGORY NO.111. P5: COPY OF THE ADDENDUM NOTIFICATION DATED 29-06-2010 IN RESPECT OF HSST (MAL) -CATEGORY NO.114. P6: COPY OF THE ADDENDUM NOTIFICATION DATED 29-06-2010 IN RESPECT OF HSST (ENGL)-CATEGORY NO.110. P7: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 15-07-2010 TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: R2(A): COPY OF NOTIFICATION DATED 14-10-2008 FOR CATEGORY NO.346/2008. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE SU/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. ---------------------------- W.P.(C)No.23333 of 2010 ---------------------------- Dated 27th July, 2010 JUDGMENT Similarly situated persons who are also post graduates with B.Ed. Degrees and acquired the SET qualification conducted by the Directorate of Higher Secondary Education of the Government of Kerala have filed W.P.(C)Nos.22119 and 22872 of 2010 raising similar grievances and seeking similar reliefs, on being aggrieved by the action in not extending the last date for receipt of applications for the post of HSST (Political Science) fixed as per the Gazette Notification dated 30.4.2010. Essentially, aggrieved by the exclusion of the category of HSST (Political Science) in the matter of extension of last date for submission of application up to 28.7.2010, they assailed the action and sought for extension of the benefit of the addendum notification, on the ground of hostile discrimination. In the light of the detailed counter affidavit filed by the Kerala Public Service Commission the issue was considered and ultimately those writ petitions were dismissed. In the said circumstances, this writ petition that carries similar grievances and seeking similar reliefs also must fail. Accordingly, this writ petition is also dismissed. Sd/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS