IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 11TH APRIL 2011 / 21ST CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 3524 of 2011(M) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. V.BAIJU, S/O.VIDHYADHARAN, AGED 38, `THEERTHAM', ATTINGAL P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DHANESH.M.V, S/O. M.I.VAMANAN NAMPOOTHIRI, AGED 27, `VARATHA', PAZHASSY, URUVANCHAL P.O., MATTANNOOR, KANNUR. 3. SIVADASAN.P.S, S/O.SREEDHARAN NAIR, AGED 36, PERUMBAYIL, KOTTIYOOR P.O., KANNUR. 4. DOLLY.S, D/O.KRISHNAN NADAR, AGED 33, SAJITH BHAVAN, KOONAM VENGA P.O., NEDUMANGADU P.O. 5. REXINA, D/O.LATE THANKAPPA RAWTHER, AGED 29, DARUL IRFAN, CC 10/1285(3), KHADI BOARD LANE, VATTIYOORKAVU P.O. BY ADV. SRI.S.MUHAMMED HANEEFF RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.PIN- 695 104 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOLS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.PIN-695 001 3. THE COMMISSIONER OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.PIN-695 001 sts -2/- WP(C)NO.3524/2011 4. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.PIN-695 001 * ADDL.R5 IMPLEADED * ADDL.R5: LAL BAHADUR SASTHRI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, REP.BY ITS DIRECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PIN-695 014 R1 BY ADV.SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC R2 TO R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.M.R.SREELATHA R5 BY SRI.P.B.SURESH KUMAR SC, LBS CENTRE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/04/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.3524/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION PUBLISHED IN MATHRUBHUMI THOZHIL VARTHA DATED 15/01/2011. P2 COPY OF THE G.O.(MS)NO.289/99/G.EDN DATED 25/11/99 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT. P3 COPY OF THE NEWS ITEM PUBLISHED IN THOZHIL VEEDI DATED 24/07/2010. P4 COPY OF THE NEWS ITEM PUBLISHED IN DESHABHIMANI DAILY DATED 14/01/2011. P5 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER BEFORE THE CHAIRMAN, PSC DATED NIL. P6 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT DATED NIL. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO.JUDGE sts T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.3524 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of April, 2011. J U D G M E N T It is the case of the petitioners' that the State Eligibility Test (SET) examination is not being conducted from time to time causing undue hardship to the persons like the petitioners for appearing in the examination. 2. Learned Government Pleader on getting instructions submitted that the additional 5th respondent is to conduct the SET examination and in view of the conduct of various examination during this part of the year, it may require more time to conduct the examination. It is further informed that the Government has already directed the 5th respondent to conduct the SET examination. 3. Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the 5th respondent who submitted that only after getting appropriate direction from the Government, the 5th respondent will be able to conduct the examination. Now the Government has already W.P.(C) No.3524/2011 2 instructed the 5th respondent to conduct the examination. Therefore, in terms of the directions of the Government, the SET examination will be conducted expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of three months. All the other legal issues raised by the petitioners are left open. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp