IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 3RD FEBRUARY 2011 / 14TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 586 of 2011(W) -------------------- PETITIONER : -------------------- DR.KAVITHA.R., RUDRAKSHAM, MUTHUKULAM SOUTH P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.P.PRADEEP RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY REGISTRAR - 695 001. 2. VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 3. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PATTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI. M. RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, KERALA UNIVERSITY R3 BY ADV. SRI. ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC, PSC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/02/2011, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 1975 OF 2011 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P (C) Nos.586 & 1975 of 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 3rd February, 2011 J U D G M E N T In response to a notification issued by the Public Service Commission inviting applications for the post of Lecturer in Botany under the collegiate Education Department, petitioner submitted her application. She qualified in the written test. Thereafter she was called upon to produce an equivalency certificate that the Ph.D in Biotechnology obtained from the Kerala University being equivalent to Ph.D Degree in Botany. Thereupon, she submitted Ext.P7 application to the Vice Chancellor of the Kerala University. Orders were not passed and it was complaining of delay on the part of the University the writ petition No.586/2011 was filed. 2. During the pendency of that writ petition, since the equivalency certificate claimed by the petitioner has been declined, she again filed W.P. No.1975/2011. 3. It is now pointed out that during the pendency of these writ petitions, the M.G University have issued an equivalency certificate dated 27.1.2011 and that the petitioner has produced the said certificate before the W.P (C) Nos.586 and 1975 of 2011 2 Public Service Commission on the same day itself. Now that such a certificate has been obtained and is stated to have been produced before the Public Service Commission, it is not necessary for this court to go into the contentions raised in these writ petitions. 4. Taking into account the submissions made, it is directed that if as stated by the petitioner, the equivalency certificate obtained by her has been produced before the Public Service Commission and if the certificate has been received, on the production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy f the writ petition, the Public Service Commission shall consider the equivalency certificate and take a decision on the claim of the petitioner for inclusion in the final rank list for the post of Lecturer in Botany under the Collegiate Education Department. Petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the Public Service Commission for compliance. Writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE ma /True copy/ P.A to Judge