IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD MARCH 2011 / 2ND CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 7420 of 2011(B) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- RETHY.A, AGED 43 YEARS, AGRASALA HOUSE, SOUTH NADA, KODUNGALLUR P.O., THRISSUR DIST. BY ADV. SRI.A.S.RAJENDRAN NAIR SRI.A.S.RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 001. 2. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 001. 3. DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THRISSUR, PIN-680 003. 4. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REP. BY SECRETARY, OFFICE OF THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 001. 5. DISTRICT OFFICER, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, M.G.ROAD, THRISSUR, PIN-680 004. ADV. SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC, KPSC FOR R4-5 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.NISHA BOSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.7420/2011-B ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 23rd day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T The issue raised in this writ petition is whether the expanded ranked list will operate for a period of three years from the date of its publication. 2. The learned Standing Counsel for the Public Service Commission submitted that the ranked list was originally published on 09/12/2005 which expired on 08/12/2008. The expanded ranked list was published on 13/01/2009 and the legal issue is covered against the petitioner in the light of the Judgment in W.P.(C). Nos.11558/2009 and 11316/2009. Therein, this Court took the view that the expanded ranked list can be operated only for the vacancies which have been reported during the currency of the ranked list. Therefore, the writ petition fails and the same is dismissed. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE