IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 9TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 13351 of 2010(T) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- BASIL ATTIPETTY @ BASIL A.G, S/O.GEORGE, ATTIPETTY HOUSE,NAYARAMBALAM P.O,KOCHI-682509. BY ADV. SRI.BAISIL ATTIPPETY @ BASIL A.G.(PARTY IN PERSON) RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION,GOVERNMENT OF KERALA,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SECRETARY TO GOVERNOR,REPRESENTED BY THE CHANCELLOR OF ALL UNIVERSITIES IN KERALA, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA,RAJBHAVAN,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. SECRETARY,KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SMT. NISHA BOSE, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.13351/2010 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1 : COPY OF NOTIFICATION DTD. 20.3.10 PUBLISHED BY SREE SANKARACHARYA UNIVERSITY OF SANSKRIT, KALADY. EXT. P1(a) : COPY OF APPLICATION FORM BEARING No.5257 ALONG WITH FEE RECEIPT No.1240-57 DTD. 13.4.10. EXT. P2 : COPY OF JUDGMENT OF DIVISION BENCH OF THIS COURT IN 3.11.09 IN RP. 573/09 (CHANDRAN P.K. AND 162 OTHERS VS. SUBRA P.K. AND 5 OTHERS) IN CONNECTION WITH APPOINTMENTS MADE IN CALICUT UNIVERSITY. EXT. P3 : COPY OF REPRESENTATION DTD. 17.12.09 MADE BY PETITIONER TO R1 & R2. EXT. P3(a) : COPY OF ACKNOWLEDGE DUE CARD RECEIVED BY PETITIONER FROM R1 CONFIRMING RECEIPT OF REPRESENTATION. EXT. P4 : COPY OF REPORT APPEARED IN HINDU DAILY DTD. 18.2.10. EXT. P5 : COPY OF REPORT APPEARED IN DESABHIMANI DAILY DTD.11.1.10 ALONG WITH ENGLISH VERSION. EXT. P6 : COPY OF PRESS REPORT PUBLISHED IN MATHRUBHUMI DAILY ON 11.4.10 ALONG with ENGLISH VERSION. EXT. P7 : COPY OF NEWS ITEM APPEARED ON 11.4.10 IN MATHRUBHUMI DAILY, ALONG WITH ENGLISH VERSION. EXT. P8 : COPY OF JUDGMENT DTD. 24.11.09 IN OP.24631/98. EXT. P9 : COPY OF G.O.(MS) 399/10/H.EDN DEPARTMENT DTD. 18.12.10 ISSUED BY GOVT. OF KERALA. EXT. P10 : COPY OF G.O.(MS) 11/11/H.EDN DEPARTMENT DTD. 4.2.11 ISSUED BY GOVT. OF KERALA. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.13351 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of November, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioner has approached this Court seeking for issuance of directions as follows: (a) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other Writ, Order or Direction, directing 1st respondent to implement the direction of this Hon'ble Court in Ext.P2 judgment, in letter and spirit, without any delay. (b) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other Writ, Order or Direction, directing 1st respondent to take all necessary steps under the Kerala Public Services Act and to entrust all future selection/recruitment procedures in connection with vacancies in the Universities, aided by the Government, in the entire State of Kerala to the Kerala Public Service Commission forthwith. 2. Along with I.A.No.18483/2011, the petitioner has produced Exts.P9 and P10 Government Orders. By Ext.P9, the Government has entrusted the appointments in the non teaching posts of various Universities to the Public Service Commission. A direction has already been issued to make amendments in the W.P.(C) No.13351/2010 2 respective Statutes of the Universities and to submit recommendations for amending the University Acts also, if required. Ext.P10 is an order whereby further directions have been issued by the Government. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that in the light of Exts.P9 and P10, as steps have already been taken, no further orders are required in the writ petition. Therefore, the only direction that is required is to expedite the steps especially in the light of Ext.P2 judgment. This writ petition is closed with a direction to expedite the remaining steps in the light of Ext.P2 judgment. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp