IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 16TH OCTOBER 2009 / 24TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 29239 of 2009(Y) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- DR.SANDEEP G.NAIR, GOPIKA, THIRUVAMBADI.P.O, THRISSUR. BY ADV. MR.MOHAN C.MENON. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 BY MR. ALEXANDER THOMAS, S.C, R2 BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER MR. MUHAMOOD T.T. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/10/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.29239 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of October, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is holding Masters Degree in General Medicine. According to the petitioner no definite stand is being taken by the Public Service Commission in regard to the assessment of merit of the candidates by conducting written test and interview. 2. The 1st respondent as per Exhibit P1 notification invited application for the post of Senior Lecturers in 19 Departments in the Medical College Service, specifying one vacancy in the Department of Cardiology, prescribing qualification as “DM (Cardiology)/DNB (Cardiology), in the absence of which M.D.(General Medicine)”. The method of appointment is by direct recruitment and the mode of selection is by written test and interview. 3. The petitioner applied for the post of Lecturer in Cardiology and Lecturer in Gastro Enterology earlier. He was W.P.(C) No.29239/2009 2 given Hall Ticket to appear for the written examination for the latter one and no Hall Ticket was issued for written examination for the former. It is thus contended that, a uniform stand absent while adopting the modalities of the selection process. 4. The further complaint raised by the petitioner is that the qualification prescribed for the post is not in tune with the ground realities. It is also the compliant of the petitioner that there is micro specification of vacancies in the P.S.C notification. Stating all these grievances, the petitioner has filed Exhibit P3 representation before the 1st respondent. Exhibits P2A to P2E are the documents filed in support of the averment that actual number of vacancies have not been assessed. 5. Heard the learned standing counsel for the Public Service Commission. There will be a direction to the 1st respondent-Public Service Commission to take a decision on Exhibit P3, after considering Exhibits P2A to P2E, and communicate the same to the petitioner W.P.(C) No.29239/2009 3 within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with copy of the writ petition for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp