IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN MONDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST 2008 / 20TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 23870 of 2008(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ RATHEESH.C.H, CHENICHERI HOUSE, PUZHATHY, KATTAMPILLY.P.O, KANNUR-15. BY ADV. SRI.K.PRAVEEN KUMAR ADV. SRI.ARUN VALENCHERY ADV. SRI.SAJIKUMAR.K.K. RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DIRECTOR, TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PATTOM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER ADV. SHRI A.J. VARGHESE. BY ADV. SHRI ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC, PSC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.T. SANKARAN, J. ............................................................................ W.P.(C) No. 23870 OF 2008 ............................................................................ Dated this the 11th August, 2008 J U D G M E N T This Writ Petition is filed for issuance of a writ of mandamus commanding the Director of Technical Education Department, Thiruvananthapuram (second respondent) to report the vacancies of Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering to the Public Service Commission expeditiously. There is also a prayer for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the third respondent to advice the petitioner from Ext. P1 list as per the vacancies reported by the second respondent. 2. It is stated that Ext. P1 list expired on 07.08.2008. The Writ Petition is filed on 07.08.2008. Practically, the Writ Petition has become infructuous in so far as relief (a) is concerned. 3. In a similar matter, One Ganesh has filed Writ Petition No. 7118 of 2008. In that Writ Petition, I had passed an interim order on 24.07.2008 directing the Director of Technical Education to report the available vacancies of Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering in the Government Engineering Colleges on or before 31.07.2008. In view of the interim order in W.P.(C) 7118 of 2008, the interests of the petitioner are also to some extent protected. 4. Since the Writ Petition has been filed on the date on which the list expired, I do not think it is necessary to admit the Writ Petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is closed. However, the petitioner would be entitled to such reliefs as would otherwise W.P.(C) No. 23870 OF 2008 2 be entitled to him from the respondents in view of the interim order in W.P.(C)No. 7118 of 2008. K.T. SANKARAN, JUDGE. lk