IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 13TH JANUARY 2009 / 23RD POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 1336 of 2009(H) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. SASI.G,S/O.GOVINDAN,AGED 34 YRS, PUNNAKKALA PUTHEN VEEDU,PERUMBAZHATHOOR.P.O, NEYYATTINKARA. 2. ANITHA.R,D/O.RAJAYYAN,AGED 33 YRS, MANNIMATHATTU PUTHENVEEDU, NAGAPURAM,KARUMKULAM, PUTHIYATHURA.P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 3. SOBHA.S, D/O.SUNDARAN, AGED 26 YRS, MELEKANHIRAVILAKAM,PAZHAYAKADA,THIRUPURAM.P.O, NEYYATTINKARA. 4. ANSHI LAWRANCE,A.L.NIVAS,CHERUVARAKONAM, PARASSALA.P.O. 5. SREEKALA.P, D/O.ACHUTHAN, AGED 32 YRS, VANDITHOTTAM VEEDU, KANCHAMPAZHANJI.P.O, NEYYATTINKARA. BY ADV. SRI.T.K.SREENARAYANA DAS SRI.B.PRAMOD RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REP; BY ITS SECRETARY,PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC, KPSC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.1336/2009-H ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 13th day of January, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are having educational qualifications of S.S.L.C and Survey Test Lower (Chain Survey). The Kerala Public Service Commission called for applications from qualified candidates to the post of Surveyor Grade II in the department of Survey and Land Records as per Ext.P2 notification. In Ext.P2, pass in chain survey test along with S.S.L.C is prescribed as one of the qualifications in the absence of better qualified persons. The petitioners assert that they are having the said qualifications and, accordingly, they applied for the above post. Written test was held on 13/10/2006 and they have participated in it. Thereafter, as directed, they have produced the documents to prove their qualification before the first respondent for verification. But by Ext.P3, the petitioners were intimated that their applications have been rejected pointing out that they do not have the prescribed qualification. According to them, they are having the alternate qualification prescribed in Ext.P2 and based on that they are W.P.(C) No.1336/2009 -:2:- qualified to be included in the select list. They submitted Ext.P4 representation before the first respondent praying for necessary action in the matter. 2. Whether the qualification that is relied upon by the petitioner is acceptable or not is a matter to be considered by the first respondent. But still as the petitioners have been allowed to participate in the test, they are entitled to know the reasons for rejection of their application. In Ext.P3, those reasons have not been stated in detail. Therefore, there will be a direction to the first respondent to consider Ext.P4 in accordance with law. The petitioners have to be given an appropriate reply in the matter supported by reasons with reference to the contentions raised in the writ petition. Appropriate action shall be taken within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this judgment. The petitioners will produce a copy of the writ petition along with the copy of this judgment before the first respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms