IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 11TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 22ND MAGHA 1929 WA.No. 2989 of 2007() ------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.27888/2007 Dated 13/11/2007 .................... APPELLANT: PETITIONERS IN WP: --------------------- 1. AJITHA KUMARI.V., VEPREMMAL HOUSE, KARANDODE POST, KUTTIADI VIA, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 2. THRESSIA V.M., PULARI NIVAS, MUCHUKUNNU POST, QUILANDY, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS IN WP: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION (SPECIAL CELL) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR, VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/. 3. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM PALACE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 4. VIPIN.K., KOPLIYIL, P.O.CHOMBALA, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS,SC,KPSC BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BENNY GERVACIS THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & P.N.RAVINDRAN, JJ. ----------------------------------------- W.A. NO. 2989 OF 2007-D ----------------------------------------- Dated 11th February, 2008. JUDGMENT Balakrishnan Nair, J. The writ petitioners are the appellants. They were applicants for the post of Vocational Teacher (Accountancy & Auditing) in the Government Vocational Higher Secondary Schools. The Public Service Commission held a written test and thereafter, published a short list. The candidates are invited for the written test, based on the qualification claimed by them in their applications. Their certificates are verified only after the publication of the short list. The appellants submit that there are several unqualified persons in the short list. If the verification of the certificates was done in advance and only qualified persons were called for the written test, the appellants might have found a place in the short list. In view of the inclusion of large number of unqualified persons, they are not included in the said list, it is submitted. Raising this claim, the writ petition was filed. The learned single Judge dismissed the writ petition. In the appeal, as WA 2989/07 2 directed by this Court, the P.S.C has filed a statement. According to the P.S.C., the number of vacancies now available for direct recruitment are only 34. For that, it has published a short list consisting of a main list with 162 candidates and supplementary lists containing 394 candidates. The appellants belong to the general category, who are not eligible for any reservation. If the 1st appellant is to be included in the short list, at least 913 candidates more should be included in the main list. In the case of the 2nd appellant, 765 candidates more have to be included in the main list. In view of the above factual position, even if all the 162 candidates in the main list are found unqualified and they are replaced by another set of 162 candidates, the appellants will not find a place in it. Therefore, no purpose will be served by hearing the Writ Appeal on merits. In the result, the Writ Appeal is dismissed. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. Nm/