IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 12TH DECEMBER 2008 / 21ST AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 36729 of 2008(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. P.S.SURESH, 'RAJENDRA', CHERUKARAKUNNIL, CHANGANASSERI - 1, FROM POIKAYIL HOUSE, MADAPPALLY.P.O., CHANGANASSERI. 2. B.NAJEEB, N.B.HOUSE, MADATHILKUNNU, KILIMANOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.R.RAJESH SMT.A.K.PREETHA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, OFFICE OF THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SHRI.A.J.VARGHESE, GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------- W.P.(C) No.36729 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of December, 2008 J U D G M E N T The prayer in this writ petition is for reporting of vacancies in the post of Lecturer in Malayalam. The petitioners are included in Ext.P1 ranked list prepared by the PSC, and according to them there are vacancies which ought to be reported before 15/12/2008 when the list is to expire. This issue has already been decided by this Court in the judgment in WP(C) No.16897/2008. Therefore the issue is covered by that judgment. Hence it is clarified that this case will also be governed by the judgment referred to above. 2. The petitioners submit that though there are 8 vacancies, the issue regarding to the sanction of the posts is pending before the Finance Department of the Government of Kerala, and that if at all, these vacancies are not reported before 15/12/2008, it is only on account of the administrative delay and latches in completing the process for sanctioning the posts. Pointing out this, they have submitted Exts.P12 to P15 representations, and if any of these W.P.(C) No. 36729/2008 -2- representations has been received by the respondents 2 and 3, I direct them to take appropriate action in this matter. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg