IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 1ST FEBRUARY 2010 / 12TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 354 of 2009(P) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- HARIDASAN .A.,"AMBADI HOUSE" MAMPATTA, MUKKAM P.O. KOZHIKODE DISTRICT, PIN-673 602. BY ADVS. MR.K.MOHANAKANNAN, SMT.A.R.PRAVITHA. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, PATTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REGISTRAR, KERALA UNIVERSITY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-12. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, SANTHINAGAR THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 BY MR. ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC, KPSC, R2 BY MR.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, KERALA UTY., R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. ARAVINDA KUMAR BABU. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.354/2009-P: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE DEGREE CERTIFICATE DTD. 17/04/1995 WITH MARK LIST OBTAINED FROM THE CALICUT UNIVERSITY. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE B.ED. DEGREE CERTIFICATE OBTAINED BY THE PETITIONER FROM THE CALICUT UNIVERSITY. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE MASTER'S DEGREE CERTIFICATE DTD. 07/06/2002 OBTAINED BY THE PETITIONER FROM THE CALICUT UNIVERSITY. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE MASTER'S DEGREE CERTIFICATE OBTAINED BY THE PETITIONER FROM THE ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY ON 05/02/2008. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE LANGUAGE TEACHERS TRAINING CERTIFICATE (LTTC) OBTAINED BY THE PETITIONER FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE CALICUT UNIVERSITY ON 02/01/1985 TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.7: COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION ISSUED BY THE R.3. ON 30/09/2008. EXT.P.8: COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE KERALA UNIVERSITY ON 28/10/08. EXT.P.9: COPY OF THE MEMO DTD. 20/11/2008 ISSUED BY THE R.2. TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.10: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN O.P. NO. 590/1995 DTD. 03/04/1995 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C).No.354 of 2009-P = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 1st day of February, 2010. Judgment The plea of the petitioner is that the M.A. (Sociology) degree obtained by him in Distance Education from the Annamalai University be ordered to be recommended as equivalent to the M.A.(Sociology) of the Calicut University which provides for regular system of education. As of now, whatever be the grounds on which the University had rejected it, the dice stands loaded against the petitioner by virtue of the decision of the Apex Court in Annamalai University v. Secretary to Govt., Information & Tourism Department, (2009) 4 SCC 590. This writ petition is accordingly dismissed. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. Sha/0602