IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 18TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 27TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 27805 of 2004(I) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SREEJA. N., NAMBIRILAKATHU MELE VEEDU, THIRUVALLOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR (SR.). RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI. ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC, KPSC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/09/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.27805/2004-T: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD. 21/05/04 IN W.P.(C).11028/04 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE NEWS REPORTED IN THE MATHRUBHUMI THOZHIL VARTHA DTD. 13/03/2005. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBIT: EXT.R2.A: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.A. NO. 1598/2003 OF THE DIVISION BENCH OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. prv. K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.27805 OF 2004 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of September, 2008 J U D G M E N T ~~~~~~~~~~~ The petitioner was a candidate for selection to the post of H.S.S.T Geography (senior). She was having the requisite qualification for the said post. But her B.Ed degree was in Social Studies . As per the special rules, the persons with B.Ed degree in any subject can be considered in the absence of sufficient number of candidates with B.Ed Degree in the concerned subject or in any subject the concerned faculty. Since there were sufficient number of candidates with B.Ed Degree in Geography, the petitioner's application was rejected. Challenging the rejection of that application, she filed W.P.(C) No.11028/2004. Pursuant to the interim order of this Court, she participated in the selection process. But, her results were not published. Therefore, this writ petition was filed seeking the following reliefs: i) issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ, order or direction directing the 2nd respondent to publish the result of the petitioner. W.P.(C) No.27805/2004 2 ii) grant such other or further orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper on the facts and circumstances of the case. 2. But, in the mean time, W.P.(C) No.11028/2004 filed by her was dismissed by this Court, taking note of the submission of the P.S.C that sufficient number of candidates with B.Ed qualification in Geography were available. The writ appeal against that judgment was also dismissed. In view of the above position, the rejection of the petitioner's application has become final. Therefore, no relief could be granted to her in this writ petition. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed. (K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE) ps