IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER TUESDAY, THE 8TH AUGUST 2006 / 17TH SRAVANA 1928 WP(C).No. 3201 of 2006(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- MANJULA M.V., MADATHIPARAMBIL HOUSE, ANNANADA P.O., CHALAKUDY. BY ADV. SRI.SAIBY JOSE KIDANGOOR RESPONDENTS: ------------- SREE SANKARA CHARIYA UNIVERSITY OF SANSKRIT, REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTRAR, KALADY. BY ADV. SRI.B.S.KRISHNAN(SR.),SC,SANSKRIT UTY. SRI.K.ANAND, SC, SANSKRIT UTY. SMT.LATHA KRISHNAN,SC,SANSKRIT UTY. SRI.G.SASIDHARAN CHEMPAZHANTHIYIL SRI.S.VISHNU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/08/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX (wp.3201/2006) EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF NOTIFICATION DT. 30/5/2005. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF MEMO DT. 19/1/2006. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DT. 31/1/2006. A.K. Basheer, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P(C) Nos. 3201 & 3266 of 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of August, 2006. J U D G M E N T Petitioners in these two writ petitions had applied for the post under Integrated Class IV category in Sree Sankara University of Sanskrit at Kalady in response to Ext.P1 notification. The prescribed qualification was “knowledge to read and write”. Petitioners had participated in the written test. However they were not allowed to participate in the interview on the ground that they were overqualified. 2. Admittedly petitioners had passed Pre-degree. It is contended by the petitioners that they ought not to have been excluded from the selection process only for the reason that they had studied beyond SSLC. Petitioners pray for an appropriate direction to the University not to exclude them from appearing in the interview and to finalise the ranked list after interviewing them also. The above issue was considered by me in a batch of writ petitions viz., W.P.No.25631/2005 and connected cases. It was held that the decision taken by the University to exclude those candidates who had studied beyond SSLC was not illegal or arbitrary. The above decision is squarely applicable to these writ petitions also. Therefore they are dismissed. A.K. Basheer Judge. an.