IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI THURSDAY, THE 5TH JUNE 2008 / 15TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 22108 of 2004(F) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- A.RAJAGOPALAN, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, IN CHARGE OF SUPERINTENDENT, CALICUT UNIVERSITY PRESS, CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR (SR.) SRI.T.RAMPRASAD UNNI RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ THE CALICUT UNIVERSITY, CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O., THENHIPALAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR. ADDL.2. T.P.VARGHESE, GENERAL FOREMAN, CALICUT UNIVERSITY PRESS, CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O. MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN-673 635. (ADDL.2ND RESPONDENT IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 5.6.2008 IN I.A.NO.10426 OF 2004) R1 BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN BY ADV. SRI.S.GOPAKUMARAN NAIR, SC, CALICUT UNIVERSITY SRI.C.P.SUDHAKARA PRASAD (SR.) FOR ADDL.R2 SRI.E.S.ASHRAF, SC, CALICUT UNIVERSITY FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.22108 OF 2004 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION NO.AD.F2/3184/95 DATED 12.7.96 PUBLISHED IN THE MATHRUBHOOMI DAILY DATED 6.8.96. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: ANNEXURE R1(A) TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED 12.7.96 / TRUE COPY / K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. ------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.22108 of 2004-F ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 5th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT Balakrishnan Nair, J. The petitioner was a candidate for selection to the post of Superintendent of Presses in the Calicut University. The petitioner was not called for interview for the reason that he was over aged. According to the petitioner, he was granted relaxation in age and therefore, he should be deemed to be within the age limit notified. Though the petitioner attempted to get an interim order for interviewing him also at the relevant time, this Court declined to grant any order as prayed for, but said that the selection and appointment will be subject to the result of the writ petition. Now four years have elapsed after the selection and appointment. The selected candidate is not impleaded in this writ petition. So without him on the party array, this Court cannot grant any relief to the petitioner. If the petitioner is granted any relief there should be a fresh selection and the same will unsettle the selection and appointment of the existing incumbent. In view of the above position, no relief can be granted to the petitioner in this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. (K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR) JUDGE (M.C.HARI RANI) JUDGE vns