IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 16TH JULY 2007 / 25TH ASHADHA 1929 WP(C).No. 6085 of 2004(Y) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. GOPAKUMAR.G., GOPI SADANAM, MYLOM P.O., KOTTARAKARA. 2. ANOOP.S., PALAVILA KIZHAKKETHIL VEEDU, NADUKKUNNU, CHENGAMANAD P.O., KOTTARAKARA. BY ADV. SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, NEW DELHI. 2. THE ZONAL RECRUITING OFFICER, HEAD QUARTER, ZONAL RECRUITING OFFICE, 148, FIELD MARSHALL KARIAPPA ROAD, BANGALORE-25. 3. THE RECRUITMENT OFFICER, SHAKHA BHARTI KARYALAYA, BRANCH RECRUITING OFFICE, WEST HILL BARRACKS, CALICUT BY ADV. SRI.JOHN VARGHESE, SCGSC SRI.THOMAS MATHEW NELLIMOOTTIL,SR.P.ARM SRI.R.K.M.JAMALUDEEN, CGC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/07/2007, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 6326 OF 2004 AND CONNECTED CASES THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO.6085/2004/Y -2- APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1: COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION PUBLISHED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT IN MATHRUBHUMI THOZHILVARTHA. EXT. P2: COPY OF THE ADMIT CARD ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT. P3: COPY OF THE LETTER NO.D/4110/CEE(I) DATED 15.12.2003 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXT. P4: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF EQUIVALENCY C3/1730/04 ISSUED BY THE DIRECTORATE OF VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. EXT. P5: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 12.2.2004 SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT. P6; COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 12.2.2004 SUBMITTED BY THE 2ND PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: EXT. R1: COPY OF THE LETTER SENT TO THE DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION KERALA DT.27-06-2003. EXT. R2: COPY OF THE LETTER SENT TO THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION KERALA DT.26-07-2003. EXT. R3: COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER (RT)NO.2700/03/GE DT.10-7- 2003 ISSUED BY THE STATE OF KERALA. EXT. R4: REVISED EDN QUALIFICATION FOR ENROLMENT INTO THE ARMY PBOR. ISSUED BY THE ADDL DIRECTOR GEN OF RTG DT.22-10-2003. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE JP Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, J. =================================== W.P.(C)Nos.6085, 6326,11658 & 12482 of 2004 =================================== Dated this the 16th day of July, 2007. JUDGMENT By order No.B/10133/VC/MP-3(PBOR) dated 10-4-2007, the competent authority has issued approval of vocational courses of the Board of Vocational Education, Kerala Government for the purpose of employment in the Central Government as equivalent for employment in the Army. Such decision therefore concludes the issues raised in these writ petitions in favour of the petitioners. The interlocutory orders granted in these writ petitions are therefore made absolute and the writ petitions are disposed of recording the aforesaid decision. Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, Judge. sl. -:2:- Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, J. =================================== W.P.(C)Nos.6085, 6326,11658 & 12482 of 2004 =================================== JUDGMENT Dated:16-7-2007