IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 3RD OCTOBER 2011 / 11TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 18556 of 2011(T) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- ANISHA.A, MOZHUVATTATH PUTHEN VEEDU, PUTHUPPALLY.P.O, KAYAMKULAM, ALAPPUZHA - 690 527. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 3. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 004. BY ADV. SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC, KPSC FOR R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.18556/2011 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1 : COPY OF NOTIFICATION FOR CATEGORY No.329/08 WHICH APPEARED IN GAZETTE DTD. 27.9.08. EXT. P2 : COPY OF MARK LIST OF B.TECH DEGREE. EXT. P3 : COPY OF MARK LIST OF M.TECH DEGREE. EXT. P4 : COPY OF CIRCULAR No.12/95 DTD. 19.12.95. EXT. P5 : COPY OF RANKED LIST FOR THE POST OF LECTURER IN CIVIL ENGINEERING. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.18556 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of October, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioner was an applicant to the post of Lecturer in Civil Engineering as per category No.329/2008 published by the Kerala Public Service Commission. According to the petitioner, the petitioner satisfies the qualification as prescribed in Ext.P1 notification as she has got B.Tech Degree in Civil Engineering as well as M.Tech Degree in Civil Engineering. 2. It is averred in paragraph 3 of the writ petition that the petitioner has got 76.43% of marks in B.Tech Degree and a grade of 8.97 (equivalent to 89.7% of marks) in M.Tech Degree and Exts.P2 and P3 are the copies of the mark lists produced. 3. The main grievance in the writ petition is with regard to non grant of credit marks namely, weightage marks due to the petitioner. On behalf of the 3rd respondent, a counter affidavit has been filed wherein in paragraphs 4 and 5 it is stated as follows: “4. It is submitted that though the Commission had earlier taken a decision to grant weightage marks, W.P.(C) No.18556/2011 2 only in relation to the basic degree obtained by the candidates, the Commission re-examined the whole issue regarding the award of weightage marks for the said post and has decided to award credit for percentage of academic marks, in the case of candidates who possess both B.Tech and M.Tech Degree, the academic marks of B.Tech/M.Tech whichever is advantageous to the candidate will be taken and ranking will be based on the revised decision. 5. It is submitted that steps have already been taken to recast the ranked list published on 20.06.2011 on the above lines”. 4. In the light of the above, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is not having any grievance as the Public Service Commission is taking action in the matter. Recording the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this writ petition is closed. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp