IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 14TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 32422 of 2006(I) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ SURYA ARAVINDAKSHAN, MARANGATTU HOUSE, ELOOR EAST, UDYOGAMANDAL P.O., ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.NAVEEN.T SRI.S.RAMESH RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.MOHAMMED ANZAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C) No. 32422 of 2006 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of November, 2008 JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed with the following prayers:- i) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, direction or order directing the 2nd respondent to report all available and existing vacancies of Lecturers (Political Science) in various Government Colleges, including one NJD vacancy, to the 3rd respondent P.S.C. for advice and appointment from Ext.P2 ranked list. ii) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, direction or order declaring that the petitioner is entitled to get advice and appointment as Lecturer (Political Science) to the vacancies presently available in Government Colleges on the basis of her inclusion in Ext.P2 ranked list. There will be a direction to respondents 1 and 2 to take appropriate action in the matter, if not already taken, within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of the judgment along with a copy of the writ petition. On the respondents 1 and 2 reporting the vacancies, the 3rd respondent shall take prompt action to issue advice memo. It is also made clear that one month prior to the expiry of the ranked list, the second respondent shall make a fresh assessment regarding the vacancy position and the available vacancies shall be reported to the 3rd respondent. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. OP NO. -:2:- KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- W.P(C).No.32422 of 2006 ----------------------------------- JUDGMENT 5th November, 2008