IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 4TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 13TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 4484 of 2008(H) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ DEEPA DEVARAJAN, W/O.S.KUMAR, DEEPA NIVAS, MANVILA, KULATHOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.SREEKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, P.S.C. BHAVAN, PATTOM PALACE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, P.S.C. BHAVAN, PATTOM PALACE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. T.B. RAMAN ADV. SRI. ALEXANDER THOMAS. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) No. 4484 of 2008 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 4th September, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an applicant for the post of L.D. Typist in various departments as per notification dated 31-12-2005 issued by the 1st respondent . There was a dispute as to whether the petitioner is qualified for that post. In respect of similarly situated persons, that question came up for consideration by a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No. 2413/2007 and connected cases. In those cases, by judgment dated 15-7-2008, the Division Bench passed the judgment. The operative portion of the judgment reads thus: “In the above circumstances, those petitioners who have passed Diploma in Commercial practice after 1992 revised syllabus or subsequent revised schemes mentioned in two Government Orders, Ext. P12 in W.P(C) No. 12314 of 2008 are eligible to be advised. It is pointed out by the learned counsel for the P.S.C that the petitioners in W.A.No. 2445 of 2007 passed the Diploma in Commercial Practice before the revised syllabus, 1992 came into force. Only those who have passed three year Diploma in Commercial Practice from 1992 revised scheme onwards are only entitled to participate in the interview. It is submitted that some of the persons were already advised to the post of L.D. Typist. We make it clear that the seniority of existing advised candidates need not be altered. But, further advice shall be made only after considering the claims of qualified candidates. It is submitted that few candidates were not called for dictation test to the post of Confidential Assistants, even though they have already passed the written test and shortlisted. Those who have got equivalent qualification s as mentioned in this judgment also should be called for dictation test.” That being so, this writ petition also has to be disposed of in terms of the abovesaid direction in the abovesaid judgment. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [true copy] P.S to Judge.