Vinod P., S/O.Peethambharan P.K. v. the Kerala Public Service Commission
Case brief
What is this about?
Equivalence of a Vocational Higher Secondary Examination certificate (course 'Maintenance and Repairs of Domestic Appliances', March 2005) with the prescribed qualification of NTC in Electrician or Wireman (NCVT) after S.S.L.C. under Kerala PSC notification dated 16.08.2022 (Category No. 316/2022) for the post of Electrician in Kerala Water Authority; SCERT, by communication dated 28.03.2025, found the institute's syllabus lacked the practical training schedule and important parts of the trade syllabus and the certificate was not equivalent; writ petition dismissed by D. K. Singh, J. on 03.04.2025.
What did the court decide?
In view of the finding recorded by the 4th respondent SCERT that the petitioner's Vocational Higher Secondary certificate is not equivalent to the certificate required in the notification, the petitioner does not have the requisite qualification for the post of Electrician and nothing survives in the writ petition.