JUDGMENT

A.Muhamed Mustaque, J.

These three batches of original petitions arise from different orders of the Tribunal, along with a writ appeal from a judgment of a Single Bench of this Court. The common issue in all these cases pertains to the recurring controversy surrounding the acceptance of qualifications, particularly those which presuppose the acquisition of a lower qualification prescribed for a post.

2. The dispute gains prominence due to the fact that, in Kerala, recruitment continues to be governed by Special Rules or executive orders framed five to six decades ago, while university and college courses have significantly evolved over time to meet the demands of the modern job market. Although the Government is aware of this issue, no steps have been taken either to update the prescribed qualifications or to modify the general rules under the Kerala State and Subordinate Services Rules, 1958 (KS&SSR) in a manner consistent with present-day educational and employment trends. Another reason for this issue is that the Government departments can identify the higher qualifications that presuppose the lower ones, even before issuing the requisition. However, the Government depar