High court Judgement of Vocational instructors in Clothing and Embroidery

High court Judgement of Vocational instructors in Clothing and Embroidery

Kerala Public Service Commission vs Vivina.V.V

The writ petitioner is a

member of the Scheduled Caste. She has passed Vocational Higher Secondary Course in Clothing and Embroidery with first class. She has passed B.Sc. Home Science

with first class for the optional subjects, namely, Home Science (Main) and

Botany and Zoology (Subsidiaries) in the year 2004. The PSC invited applications for appointment to the post of

Vocational Instructor in Clothing and Embroidery on 8.4.2005.The qualifications prescribed for the post

were "A pass in VHSE Clothing & Embroidery conducted by the

Government of Kerala or its equivalent with B.Sc. Home Science awarded

by any of the Universities in Kerala or an equivalent qualification OR Pre-

degree awarded by any of the Universities in Kerala or its equivalent with

Diploma in Costume Designing and Dress Making awarded by the

Department of Technical Education." The written test for the post was

held on 15.9.2007. A short list was published on 28.2.2008. The interview

for the post was held from 14.5.2008 to 16.5.2008. The rank list was

published on 18.6.2008. The copy of the rank list was produced in the writ

petition as Ext.P4. The writ petitioner was included as rank No.3 in the

supplementary list of Scheduled Caste candidates. MANJU.R.S, SANTHI BHAVAN was impleaded during its pendency, was rank No.1 in said supplementary list. The writ petitioner came to know that persons who were not

having the prescribed qualifications, but were having only M.Sc. degree in

Home Science have been included in the rank list.

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