IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 7TH MARCH 2011 / 16TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 5913 of 2011(L) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SATHEESH T.S., KRISHNA VILAS, VENKULAM, EDAVA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695311. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAMESH BABU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA STATE SPORTS COUNCIL, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, COUNCIL'S OFFICE, NEAR SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001 2. THE SECRETARY, KERALA STATE SPORTS COUNCIL, NEAR SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001 3. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS AND YOUTH AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001 ADV. MR. ANTONY MUKKATH - GOVT. PLEADER. MR. PRIAPPANCODE V.S. SUDHEER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.5913 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of March, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner worked as a temporary Wrestling Coach with the first respondent Kerala State Sports Council. The Standing Committee of the Sports Council took a decision to appoint temporary Coaches in future vacancies. Subsequently, the Sport Council conducted regular selection, prepared a rank list and appointed Coaches from that rank list. The petitioner now seeks a direction to the Sports Council to implement that part of Ext.P6 decision of the Standing Committee of the first respondent, whereby it was decided to give regular employment to temporary coaches. 2. Employment as Coaches under the Kerala State Sports Council is a public employment. Every qualified person is entitled to compete for selection to permanent posts in the Sports Council. As such simply because the petitioner once worked as a temporary Coach in the Sports Council, he cannot get any preference in the matter of appointment to regular vacancies. W.P.(C)No.5913/10 2 This Court has held in several cases that provisional employees are not entitled to continue in service without undergoing regular selection process. He also has to compete with other qualified persons for permanent appointment. In fact, the Sports Council has conducted a regular selection and appointed persons in the order of merit. Therefore, I am not inclined to entertain this writ petition and accordingly, the same is dismissed. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(C)No.5913/10 3