J U D G M E N T

Surendra Mohan, J.

The State and respondents 2 and 3 in O.A.(Ekm)

No.1289 of 2015 of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal, Thiruvananthapuram (KAT for short) are before us challenging exhibit P4 order dated 11.10.2017. As per the impugned order, the Original Application filed by the first respondent has been allowed.

2. The first respondent is a person who was advised for appointment as a Lower Division Typist on 12.12.2013. She joined duty on 21.02.2014. The State introduced the National Pension System with effect from 01.04.2013. As per the said system, incumbents appointed after the said date were to remit contributions to the pension Scheme. According to the first respondent, she was included in Annexure A1 rank list as rank No.64 drawn up by the Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC for short). Her inclusion in the rank list was described as provisional for the reason that the Certificate produced by her was issued by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU for short) which was not considered to be equivalent to the qualification of KGTE Type Writing and Word Processing.

3. The first respondent therefore approached the KAT by filing O.A.No.407 of 2013. The