IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 10TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 19TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 29928 of 2011(M) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- DEEPA K, ANANDA BHAVAN NATTAKOM P.O, KOTTAYAM- 686 013. BY ADV. SRI.MILLU DANDAPANI. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN- 695 001. 3. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 004, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. M.A. FAYAZ. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/11/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).NO.29928/2011-M: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBIT:- EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE RANKED LIST PUBLISHED BY THE R.3. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REFERRED TO IN THE WRIT PETITION (CIVIL). RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS:- NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Prv. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.29928/2011-M ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 10th day of November, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner who was included in the supplementary list published by the Public Service Commission as per Ext.P1, under the Community quota Ezhava, is seeking for a direction to expand the ranked list for advising more candidates. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the Public Service Commission. 3. Evidently, the ranked list was for a period of three years from 17/11/2008. 4. The learned Standing Counsel for the P.S.C pointed out that this Court has already dismissed another writ petition, namely, W.P.(C).No.4825/2009 relating to the very same ranked list wherein also the petitioners were seeking for a direction to expand the ranked list. It is submitted that various aspects were considered by this Court in the said Judgment. In para.8 of the said Judgment, this Court has considered W.P.(C). No.29928/2011 -:2:- the number of vacancies reported and ultimately has held that there is no violation of the P.S.C Rules of Procedure or principles stated by the Full Bench in Ravidas v. Public Service Commission [2009 (2) KLT 295]. 5. Apart from that the writ petition is filed only now, namely, after the expiry of three years from the date of publication of Ext.P1. In that view of the matter and in the light of the Judgment in W.P.(C). No.4825/2009, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms