IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 29TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 7TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 169 of 2008(T) ----------------------------- PETITIONERS: ---------------- * 1. SREEJA.K.P., W/O.P.SUBRAMANIAN, RESIDING AT PUSHPAKATH, VILAYANNOOR P.O., PALAKKAD-678 671. 2. MAHADEVAN.J., S/O.JANARDHANA IYER, RESIDING AT T.C.38/361, VALIYACHALAI STREET, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 036. * SREEJA K.P. IS CORRECTED AS SHEEJA K.P. AS PER ORDER DATED 17.11.08 IN I.A.13499/08. BY MS.P.V.ASHA, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY MS. K.R. DEEPA, GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR R2 & R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.169/2008 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1 : COPY OF THE RANKED LIST DTD. 20.1.2005. EXT. P2 : COPY OF REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE FIRST PETITIONER TO THE SECOND RESPONDENT DTD. 16.8.07. EXT. P3 SERIES: COPY OF THE VACANCY REPORTS OF 6 INSTITUTIONAL HEADS IN PALAKKAD DISTRICT DTD. NIL. EXT. P4 : COPY OF JUDGMENT IN W.P.(C) No.32442/2005 ON THE FILE OF THIIS HON'BLE COURT DTD. 21.12.2006. EXT. P5 : COPY OF LETTER DTD. 14.1.2008 OF THE PRINCIPAL TO R2. 2ND RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: EXT. R2(a) : COPY OF SENIORITY LIST OF QUALIFIED HSAs. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.169 OF 2008 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of September, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioners 1 and 2 were included in the rank list for appointment to the post of Higher Secondary School Teacher- Sanskrit (Junior). The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to report the existing available vacancies in the post of H.S.S.T-Sanskrit ( Junior) forthwith. 2. Pursuant to the directions issued by this Court, the 2nd respondent has filed an affidavit dated 17.07.2009. In paragraph 4 of the said affidavit it is stated that altogether 5663 applications have been received from HSA/UPSA/LPSAs and out of which 55 are for appointment to the post of HSST/HSST (Jr.) Sanskrit. Exhibit R2(a) is the seniority list produced. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that going by the ranking in Exhibit R2(a), the possibility of the W.P.(C) No.169/2008 2 petitioners getting appointment is remote. Therefore, they are not pressing the relief sought for in the writ petition. This writ petition is hence dismissed. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp