PRIYA M. Vs. STATE OF KERALA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioners are candidates included in the short list published by the Kerala Public Service Commission for appointment as Lower Division Typists. One of the qualifications for appointment to the post, is KGTE Typewriting (Lower) in Malayalam, as prescribed in Ext.P8 Government Order dated 08.12.2004. At the time of verification of certificates they have to produce the certificates in proof of their qualifications. Petitioners allege that the Board of Examinations is not issuing the certificate to the effect that they passed paper I and II of the KGTE examinations and that it refuses to issue the certificate on the ground that they have not passed the examination in Word Processing.

(2.) Exts.P2 and P2(a) mark lists issued to the petitioners would show that they appeared in the Kerala Government Technical Examination (KGTE) held in July 2019, but could not secure the pass marks in the papers of Word Processing in examination for Typewriting Malayalam (Lower). They have filed this writ petition seeking a direction to the 5th respondent to issue them certificate of pass in Malayalam Typewriting Lower to them pursuant to Exts.P2 and P2(a) mark lists.

(3.) According to the petitioners, the 5th respondent has not so far prescribed any syllabus for the paper Word Processing including it in Malayalam Typewriting (Lower) and therefore the KGTE Malayalam Typewriting (Lower) certificate is liable to be issued to the petitioners on the basis of their marks in Paper I and II of the examination in Malayalam Typewriting (Lower) and that it is not necessary to consider the marks in the paper Word Processing. According to the petitioners, Government has prescribed Ext.P4 Syllabus, as per Ext.P3 order dated 16.08.2001. That syllabus includes only Paper I and Paper II of KGTE Typewriting. As far as Typewriting English is concerned, Word processing is prescribed separately along with Typewriting English (Lower) in Ext.P6 order whereas it is not included along with Typewriting Malayalam (Lower) is concerned. The syllabus for the paper in Word Processing is not so far prescribed either for English or Malayalam. It is also pointed out that as per Ext.P5 order dated 09.11.2010, Government had only taken a policy decision to include Word Processing along with the Malayalam Typewriting as in the case of English Typewriting; but it is not implemented so far since syllabus is not prescribed.