IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 23RD MARCH 2009 / 2ND CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 36325 of 2008(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SHOJA RAJ, RAJEEVAM ,T.C. 2/1199/1, NALANDA GARDENS LANE, CRA NO.29, OPPO. COSMOPOLITAN HOSPITAL, PATTOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. MR.ELVIN PETER P.J. RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDING , SANTHI NAGAR,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PATTOM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY SR.GOVT.PLEADER MR.A.J.VARGHESE R3 BY ADV. MR.ALEXANDER THOMAS,SC,KPSC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/03/2009, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 2803 OF 2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: dkr P.N.Ravindran, J. ================== W.P.(C) Nos.36325/08 & 2803/09 ========================= Dated this the 23rd day of March, 2009. JUDGMENT Heard Sri. Elven Peter P.J., the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, Sri. A.J. Varghese, the learned Government Pleader appearing for respondents 1 and 2 and Sri. Alexander Thomas, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Kerala Public Service Commission. 2. The petitioners are candidates included in Ext.P1 ranked list for appointment to the post of Higher Secondary School Teacher in Computer Science/Computer Application. Ext.P1 ranked list came into force on 8.12.2006. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though a large number of vacancies exist, respondents 1 and 2 are not reporting the vacancies to the Commission. In these Writ Petitions, the petitioners pray for a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the second respondent to report 21 vacancies of Higher Secondary School Teacher in Computer Science/Computer Application referred to in Ext.P5 and also other vacancies to the Commission. The petitioners have also prayed for a direction to the Commission to advice candidates included in Ext.P1 ranked list against the vacancies thus reported to them. 3. The learned Government Pleader appearing for respondents 1 and 2 submits on instructions that after Ext.P3 judgment was delivered, the Director of Higher Secondary Education conducted a verification and WP(C) Nos.36325/08 & 2803/09 -: 2 :- after such verification, it was ascertained that 82 vacancies of Higher Secondary School Teacher in Computer Science/Computer Application exist in the 75% quota earmarked for direct recruits. The learned Government Pleader further submits that the Director of Higher Secondary Education has reported the said 82 vacancies to the Commission. In my opinion, this should dispel any apprehension which the petitioners entertain that the existing vacancies of Higher Secondary School Teacher in Computer Science/Computer Application will not be reported to the Commission before the expiry of the ranked list. In view of the fact that the Director of Higher Secondary Education has reported 82 vacancies to the Commission, it is for the Commission to advice candidates against such vacancies. I accordingly dispose of these Writ Petitions with a direction to the Kerala Public Service Commission to advice candidates against 82 vacancies of Higher Secondary School Teacher in Computer Science/Computer Application reported to it by the Director of Higher Secondary Education at the earliest, in accordance with law. P.N.Ravindran, Judge. ess 24/3