IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 21ST DECEMBER 2010 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 2201 of 2008(K) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- VARGHESE THOMAS, S/O.THOMAS, AGED 35 YEARS, UNNECHUPARAMBIL, THATHAMPALLY P.O. ALAPPUZHA - 688 013. BY ADVS. SRI.R.SUDHISH, SMT.M.MANJU. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT OFFICER, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, ALAPPUZHA. R1 & R2 BY SRI. LAEXANDER THOMAS, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.2201/2008-K: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE ADMISSION TICKET ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE DIRECTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES HOW TO FILL UP THE ANSWER SHEET. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.2201/2008-K ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 21st day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking for a direction to the respondents to value the answer sheet of the petitioner and publish the result forthwith. 2. The petitioner applied for the post of Electricity Worker (Mazdoor). The objective test was held on 06/01/2007. His register number is 'A 108660'. It is admitted in the writ petition that the petitioner failed to mention the Question Booklet Alpha Code on the answer sheet. It appears that the same resulted in invalidation of the answer sheet and, accordingly the petitioner has filed this writ petition. 3. The learned Standing Counsel for the Public Service Commission placed reliance on the Judgment of this Court in W.P.(C).No.7904/2010 and W.A.Nos.126 & 263 of 2010. The question whether the P.S.C was justified in invalidating the answer script on the ground that the petitioners therein had failed to comply with the instructions issued by the Commission W.P.(C). No.2201/2008 -:2:- for filling up the answer scripts was considered. Therein also the petitioners failed to enter the Alpha Code in their answer booklets by bubbling the appropriate circles. This Court held that the Commission was right in invalidating the answer paper. In the light of the above, there is no merit in the contention of the petitioner and the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms