IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 22ND MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 1108 of 2009(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- ANEEZA B., D/O.N.BASHEER KHAN, KULATHAPPALLIL, KADAKKADU, PANDALAM P.O. BY ADV. SRI.S.MUHAMMED HANEEFF RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR, UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 3. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV.SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC, P.S.C ADV. SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, KERALA UTY. FOR R2-3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.1108/2009-F ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 11th day of February, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner had acquired M.Sc Dairying Degree in the first class with distinction from Sri.Parasakthi College, Courtallam, which is an autonomous institution affiliated to the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Thirunelveli. According to the petitioner, the same has been recognised by the University of Kerala which is evidenced by Ext.P3. The first respondent Kerala Public Service Commission invited applications for the post of Dairy Extension Officer in the Dairy Development Department as per notification dated 28/03/2007. She applied for the said post as per the said notification. At the time of submission of application, she produced Ext.P3 order of the University since she was not having equivalency certificate issued by the University. On 22/03/2008, the petitioner received a communication of the first respondent requiring her to produce certain documents/certificates within 15 days. Available documents were produced by her on that day. The P.S.C by a subsequent communication dated 17/10/2008 required the petitioner to produce the equivalency certificate issued by the University within 15 days. The petitioner by Ext.P4 reply submitted that she had already applied to the University for getting the W.P.(C) No.1108/2009 -:2:- equivalency certificate and some more time was sought for producing the said certificates. 2. She approached this Court earlier by filing W.P.(C). No.32660/2008, which was disposed of by directing the concerned University to take a decision on the application for recognition of the course as sought for by the petitioner without further delay. Ext.P5 is the said judgment. Again by Ext.P6 she was directed to produce the equivalency certificate before the first respondent on or before 26/12/2008. She submitted a further application requesting to enlarge the time and, accordingly, the first respondent has granted time upto 19/01/2009. 3. On getting information from the University that the matter is only under processing of various academic bodies of the University by way of Ext.P7 dated 01/01/2009, she again filed a representation as per Ext.P8 before the first respondent with a request to include her in the ranked list. Since the petitioner apprehends that further action will be delayed, she has filed this writ petition seeking for various reliefs. 4. Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the University and the learned Standing Counsel for the K.P.S.C. The learned Standing Counsel for the University submitted that on getting all the required curriculum details from the candidate, the Board of Studies will have to consider the same and forward the proposal and the above process could be completed W.P.(C) No.1108/2009 -:3:- within a period of one month. The petitioner will therefore, produce the materials if any, if not already produced, before the University for appropriate action. The University will take further action in the matter and take steps to issue equivalency certificate to the petitioner within the aforesaid period of one month if the decision is in favour of the petitioner, and on production of the same before the first respondent, the first respondent will consider the inclusion of her name in the ranked list in appropriate place, according to the eligibility criteria. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms