Writ petition seeking direction to extend the validity of a rank list for Psycho Social School Counsellor posts. The Court dismissed the petition, noting that all posts were already filled by the time the hearing was concluded, making an extension order inappropriate.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.G.ARUN
FRIDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF MARCH 2022 / 13TH PHALGUNA, 1943
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PETITIONER/S:
1 SIMY SEBSATIAN K. AGED 42 YEARSW/O. AJITH AUGUSTINE, VALLIYANKAL HOUSE, KALIYAR P. O.,
THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI - 685607.
2 SOUMYA P. S. AGED 37 YEARS W/O. PRADEEP N. P., NELLANKUZHY HOUSE, VALAYANHIRANGARA, PERUMBAVOOR - 683556.3 SANITHA ANTONY AGED 26 YEARSW/O. JINU JOY, CHENNAKKADAN HOUSE, KOTHAMANGALAM,
MALAYINKEEZHU - 686691.
4 NITHYAMOLE M. A. AGED 38 YEARSW/O. BIJOY C. K., CHEMBARA HOUSE, MOOTHAKUNNAM P. O.,
MOOTHAKUNNAM - 683516.
5 SAVITHA SAJU AGED 35 YEARS W/O. SAJU P. R., PAINGATTIL HOUSE, UDAYAMPEROOR P. O., PUTHIYAKAVU, THRIPUNITHURA - 682307.6 ANJU MOHANAN AGED 28 YEARSD/O. MOHANAN K. V., KARANILATHU HOUSE, THANNIKAL,
ELAMAKKARA P. O., KOCHI - 682026.
7 RESHMI A. R. AGED 36 YEARSW/O. ARUNKUMAR, KUNNUMPURATH HOUSE, PIRAVOM P. O., PIRAVAOM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686664.8 BLESSY BENJAMIN AGED 32 YEARSW/O. NITHIN S. ANTONY, HOUSE NO.9/988-A, VELUTHEDATH
HOUSE, MANTHRA, KOCHI, PIN - 682 005.
9 SANDHYA M. S. AGED 41 YEARS W/O. VINOD T. P., THARAYIL HOUSE, KONGORPALLY P. O., KONGORPILLY - 683 518.10ANITHA MOHANAN
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AGED 34 YEARS
W/O. PRADEEP KUMAR C., ULLANNOOR HOUSE, ANCHALPATTY
P. O., PAMPAKUDA, ERNAKULAM - 686667.
11 THANOOJA N. S. AGED 30 YEARSW/O. BIBIN CHANDRAN, ARIKKUNNUMMOLATH HOUSE, PASTTIMATTOM P. O., CHENGARA, PATTIMATTOM - 683562.12 AYANA E. S. AGED 32 YEARSW/O. VIVEK G. ASHOK, CHAMBADI HOUSE, PUNNAKKAL
JUNCTION, ELAMAKKARA P. O., ERNAKULAM - 682 026.
13 AJITHA T. K. AGED 35 YEARS W/O. RAMESH T. A., THOONGAPILLIL HOUSE, THIRUMARADI P. O., KOOTHATTUKULAM, ERNAKULAM - 686662.14 INDU N. S. AGED 30 YEARSW/O. PRASANTH A. M., NJANDADY HOUSE, KOMBANAD P.
O., KOMBANAD, ERNAKULAM - 683546.
15 NIMNA N. S. AGED 26 YEARSW/O. HEMANTH RAJ, MADAVANA HOUSE, AYYAMPILLY P. O., KUZHUPILLY, ERNAKULAM - 682501.16 REJITHA M. D. AGED 38 YEARSW/O. HOLLI BAI S. K. GCDA MIG 102, SURABHI NAGAR, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM - 682030.17 JITHA FRANCIS AGED 29 YEARSD/O. FRANCIS P. A., PANJIKKARAN HOUSE, ERAVATHOOR
P. O., MARIYANTHURUTH, THRISSUR DISTRICT - 680734.
18 DEEPTHY RAJ AGED 38 YEARSW/O. ELDHO E. V., EACHARANKUDY HOUSE, AIMURY P. O.,
KOOVAPPADY VIA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 683544.
BY ADV SHAMEENA SALAHUDHEEN
RESPONDENT/S:
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1STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT
OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARIAT,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.
2 SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT SOCIAL JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, STATE SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695001.3 DIRECTOR DIRECTORATE OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT, POOJAPPURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 012.4 THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL JUSTICE DIRECTORATE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE, VIKAS BHAVAN, 5TH FLOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 004.5 DISTRICT WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER CIVIL STATION, GROUND FLOOR, KAKKANAD - 682030.6 THE DISTRICT SOCIAL JUSTICE OFFICER CIVIL STATION, ERNAKULAM - 682030.7 CHIEF SECRETARY STATE OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.OTHER PRESENT:
GP VENUGOPAL V.
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL)HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION
ON 04.03.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT Dated this the 4th day of March, 2022
The petitioners are included in the rank list for selection
to the post of Pshyco Social School Counsellors in Ernakulam District. The ranked list is valid only upto 06.03.2022. The petitioners would submit that, request from various schools for filling up the post of Pshyco Social School Counsellors is pending. If the practice of filling up the posts through interdistrict transfer is refrained from, and the pending requests considered favourably, the petitioners would have been advised and appointed within the validity period of the ranked list itself. The petitioners, therefore, seek a direction to the respondents to extend the validity period of Ext.P3 rank list for one more year.
petitioners, it would be inappropriate for this Court to direct extension of the ranked list by the Public Service Commission
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for the reasons pointed out in the writ petition. I also give
due credence to the submission of the learned Government Pleader, that, of the 68 available posts, all are filled up, of which, 10 vacancies were filled up by appointing candidates from Ext.P3 rank list.
For the aforementioned reasons, the Writ Petition is dismissed.
Sd/-
V.G.ARUN
JUDGE
RK
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 5791/2022
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
Exhibit P1 |
A TRUE COPY OF THEA6-13100/15 DATED 2THE 3RD RESPONDENT. |
COMMUNICATION NO.ICDS-9.08.2018 ISSUED BY |
|---|---|---|
Exhibit P2 |
A TRUE COPY OF THETHE 6TH RESPONDENT. |
NOTIFICATION ISSUED BY |
Exhibit P3 |
A TRUE COPY OF THEPOST OF PSYCHO SOCIERNAKULAM DISTRICT |
RANKED LIST FOR THEAL COUNSELLORS INDATED 7.3.2019. |
Exhibit P4 |
A TRUE COPY OF THE3825/18 DATED 27.05 |
ORDER NO.S.W. 3-.2019. |
Exhibit P5 |
A TRUE COPY OF THEWHEREIN COUNSELLORSHAVE MADE REQUEST T |
LIST OF THE SCHOOLSARE NOT APPOINTED ANDO THE DEPARTMENT. |
Exhibit P6 |
A TRUE COPY OF THEON 4.2.2022 IN MATH |
REPORTS THAT APPEAREDRUBHUMI DAILY. |
Exhibit P7 |
A TRUE COPY OF THEKAUMUDI DATED 13.02 |
REPORTS IN KERALA.2022. |
Exhibit P8 |
A TRUE COPY OF THETHE BUDGET SPEECH OMINISTER DATED 15.0 |
RELEVANT EXTRACT OFF THE HON'BLE FINANCE1.2021. |
Exhibit P9 |
A TRUE COPY OF THESUBMITTED BY THE PERESPONDENT. |
REPRESENTATIONTITIONERS TO THE 1ST |
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the High Court should direct the Public Service Commission to extend the validity period of the rank list for selection as Psycho Social School Counsellors.
Simy Sebsatian K. and Others
State of Kerala and Others
V.G.ARUN
As recorded by the court registry
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