IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER 2010 / 1ST POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 33862 of 2010(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- LALIMOLE.I, UPPER DIVISION CLERK, REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICE, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAY SMT.N.SANTHA SRI.K.A.BALAN SRI.PETER JOSE CHRISTO SRI.S.A.ANAND RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 001. 2. TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, HEAD OFFICE, MOTOR VEHICLE DEPARTMENT, TRANS TOWERS, VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 014. 3. DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 001. GOVERNMENT PLEADER P.NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).No. 33862/2010 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS P1. COPY OF THE DIPLOMA CERTIFICATE. P2. COPY OF THE GOVT. ORDER DTD.17.7.65. P3. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.26.12.07 OF R2. P4. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.4.12.08. P5. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.1.1.2009 OF R2. P6. COPY OF THE PETITION DTD.4.10.2010 TO R1. P7. COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DTD.1.3.95. sdk+ ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 33862 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 22nd day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an Upper Division Clerk in the Motor Vehicles Department of the Government of Kerala. She aspires for appointment by transfer to the post of Assistant Motor Vehicles Inspector. According to the petitioner, she is qualified for such appointment as provided in the special rules. The stumbling block for the petitioner is the issue as to whether the diploma qualification possessed by the petitioner as evidenced by Ext.P1, is equivalent to the three year diploma in Mechanical Engineering awarded by the State Board of Technical Education. On such question, the petitioner has filed Ext.P6 representation before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2