IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 15TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 26TH MAGHA 1928 WP(C).No. 31020 of 2004(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. JISHI.K.P., KATTUPOYIL HOUSE, ERAMANGALAM P.O., BALUSSERY, KOZHIKODE DT. 2. SHAJI.N.K., NEELIKULATHIL HOUSE, NANMINDA, KOZHIKODE DT. 3. PRATHIBHA.P.K., PEEDIKAKANDI, ERAMANGALAM, BALUSSERY, KOZHIKODE DT. BY ADV. SRI.B.V.JOY SANKER RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SECRETARY, THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. DISTRICT OFFICER, THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SHRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN - STANDING COUNSEL ADV. SMT. SMITHA - GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC 31020/2004 APPENDIX PETIITONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1 COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 29/03/2003 BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P2 COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER DATED 09/04/2003. EXT.P3 COPY OF THE LETTER BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT DATED 21/08/2003. EXT.P4 COPY OF THE LETTER CALLING THE 1ST PETITIONER FOR INTERVIEW DATED 02/07/2004. //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE. jg C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ----------------------------------- WP(C) No. 31020 of 2004 ------------------------- Dated, this the 15th day of February, 2007 J U D G M E N T Petitioners were not considered by the PSC for selection to the post of Librarians for appointment in Panchayats, on the ground that the certificate in Library Science obtained by them are from the University outside Kerala. Calicut University has issued certificates to petitioners stating that their qualification is equivalent to the qualification required for appointment as Librarians in Colleges under the University. I do not think the libraries run by Panchayats are any way superior or larger than multi subject libraries maintained by big colleges. Since university finds that qualification of the petitioners is sufficient for appointment as Librarians in Colleges, then obviously the course passed by the petitioners would be certainly equivalent to the certificate in Library Science issued by the concerned authority in Kerala. The petitioners have stated that they have acquired degree in Library Science subsequent to appearance of PSC test. In the circumstances, there will be direction to the WPC 31020/2004 -2- first respondent to issue equivalency certificate to the petitioners within two weeks from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. However, since the rank list is finalized, it will not be fair to interfere with the rank list without those in the list as parties herein and therefore there will be a direction to the second respondent to include petitioners also in the rank list as last entrants based on the equivalency certificate being produced by them immediately on production of the same, so that, if there is any chance they will get appointment before list expires. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE.) jg