IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 21ST APRIL 2009 / 1ST VAISAKHA 1931 WP(C).No. 12429 of 2009(W) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ---------------------- RAJESH.B. AGED 26 YEARS, S/O. K.P.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, KOCHUVILA PUTHEN VEEDU ANAYADI.P.O., SORNADU NORTH VILLAGE, KOLLAM DIST. BY ADV. SRI. K.SHAJ RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE UNIVERSITY OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SRI. K.C SANTHOSH KUMAR, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.12429 of 2009 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 21st day of April, 2009 J U D G M E N T What is prayed for by the petitioner is a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider Ext.P13, where he sought an equivallency certificate from the respondent University. 2. According to the petitioner, the 1st respondent invited an application for the post of Lecturer in Applied Arts in the College of Fine Arts. The qualification specified was first class or second class degree with not less than 55% marks, or second class Masters degree in Applied Arts or pass in SSLC or its equivalent and first class or second class National Diploma with not less than 55% marks in Applied Arts. The petitioner possesses degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communication Design and Masters Degree of Fine Arts in Visual Communication Design with first class. It is stated that he applied in response to the notification and when the certificates were produced, he was directed to obtain and produce an equivallency certificate from the 2nd respondent. According to the petitioner, it was thereupon that Exts.P13 application was made and WP(C) No.12429/2009 -2- it is complaining of delay in passing orders thereon, this writ petition is filed. 3. In view of the complaint of the petitioner regarding the delay on the part of the 2nd respondent in considering Ext.P13, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P13 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three weeks of production of a copy of this judgment, along with a copy of this writ petition. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg