IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH MARCH 2009 / 27TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 8567 of 2009(R) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- BEVEENA NATH.K.S., TAJ, PRAYIKARA, MAVELIKKARA, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.M.R.RAJENDRAN NAIR, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.M.R.HARIRAJ SRI.SURAJ.S SRI.P.A.KUMARAN SMT.VINEETHA B. RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR GENERAL , ERNAKULAM. BY G.P. SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.8567 of 2009-R - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 18th day of March, 2009. JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed challenging the vires of Rules 17 of KS & SSR. The petitioner was a candidate for appointment to the post of Munsiff-Magistrate and also District Judge. According to the petitioner, categorisation of the backward classes and sub rotation on the basis of the said rule violates the provisions of the Constitution of India. 2. The issue raised by the petitioner is covered against her in view of the judgment of this court in O.P.No.6399/2003. It was held by the learned Single Judge that the challenge against the said rule fails. The rules have withstood the test of time. Reliance is placed therein to two Division Bench decisions of this court in Cochin University of Science and Technology v. Mohammed Aslam (1996 (1) KLT 214) and Pradeep v. Joseph Zacharias (2001 (3) KLT 765). I respectfully agree with the view taken by the learned Single Judge in the above decision. The writ petition is therefore dismissed. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/ 2 kav/