IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.P.BALACHANDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 2ND ASWINA 1930 WA.No. 383 of 2008() -------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.3703/2008 Dated 31/01/2008 .................... APPELLANT: PETITIONER: ---------------------------------------- MINI P.R., PUTHENPURAYIL, 1ST MILE, P.O.KUMILY, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.ANIL SIVARAMAN RESPONDENTD: RESPONDENTS: -------------------------------------------------- 1. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (REP. BY ITS SECRETARY) 2. THE DISTRICT OFFICER, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, KPSC DISTRICT OFFICE, KATTAPPANA, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 3. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. MINI THOMAS, (REG. NO.J 100352), PARAMPUZHA HOUSE, P.O.ARAKULAM, IDUKKI. ADV. SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS,SC,KPSC FOR R1 & R2 THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss ORDER ON I.A.NO.853/2008 IN W.A.NO.383/2008 DISMISSED 24/09/2008 SD/- J.B.KOSHY, JUDGE SD/- K.P.BALACHANDRAN, JUDGE /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE Kss J.B. Koshy & K.P. Balachandran, JJ. -------------------------------------- W.A. No. 383 of 2008 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of September, 2008 Judgment Koshy,J. Appellant in this case applied pursuant to Ext.P1 Gazette notification dated 31.12.2005. For the post of Lower Division Typist Kerala Government Technical Examination (K.G.T.E.) certificate in English Typewriting and Computer Word Processing or its equivalent was necessary. She passed K.G.T.E. examination in typewriting in English (Higher), but, she did not have K.G.T.E. certificate for having passed Computer Word Processing. As per the notification, a qualification equivalent to K.G.T.E. in Computer Word Processing was enough for appointment. According to the petitioner, she got a certificate in Microsoft Office in Computer Word Processing from Bharathiya Computer Saksharatha Mission, Cochin 682016 and that is an equivalent qualification. Even though she was short-listed, she was not selected because the above certificate issued by a private institution was not considered equivalent by the PSC. The PSC has got power under rule 13 (b), Part II of the Kerala State and Subordinate Services Rules, 1958 to decide what are the equivalent W.A.No.383/2008 2 qualification prescribed. It is for the PSC to decide what is equivalent. By order dated 30.7.2007, PSC also prescribed what are the equivalent qualifications recognised by it as equivalent to K.G.T.E. It was found that petitioner's qualification is not equivalent and, therefore, her application was rejected. The learned single Judge also found that 13 institutions were enumerated by subsequent clarification issued by the PSC on 30.7.2007 and the institution which has issued Ext.P5 certificate is not one of them. Similar certificates produced by various candidates were rejected and those rejections were upheld by this court in various decisions. 2. In this connection, we refer to the judgment in W.A.Nos.240 of 2008 and connected cases and in W.A.Nos.2413 of 2007 and connected cases dated 15.7.2008 and also in W.A.No.2593 of 2007 dated 29.7.2008 where similar view was taken. We agree with the view of the learned single Judge. Hence, this appeal is dismissed. J.B.Koshy Judge K.P. Balachandran Judge vaa W.A.No.383/2008 3 J.B. KOSHY AND K.P.Balachandran,JJ. ------------------------------------- W.A. No.383/2008 ------------------------------------- Judgment Date:24th September,2008