JUDGMENT

Dharmadhikari, J.-These appeals have been preferred by the candidates seeking recruitment to the post of lower primary/upper primary teachers in the Government Schools of the State of Kerala. They questioned their non-selection to the post due to inclusion of B.Ed. candidates in the select list prepared by the Public Service Commission of the State of Kerala. Their contention before the High Court was that in the advertisement issued for recruitment to the post of teachers in Government Primary Schools, B.Ed. is not the prescribed qualification and only candidates with prescribed educational qualifications of Teachers Training (Certificate) (shortly referred to as TTC) were entitled to compete for the selection and seek appointment.

2. Learned Single Judge of the High Court of Kerala by judgment dated 25.1.1999 allowed the petition of the present appellants holding that B.Ed. candidates could not have been included in the select or rank list as they were not eligible under the terms of the advertisement. The learned single judge issued directions to the State Public Commission to prepare the rank list afresh by excluding B.Ed. candidates. A further direction was issued that