IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 5TH JANUARY 2009 / 15TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 37439 of 2008(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- JOSEPH BOSE.H.H. TC 2/954,JOSE BHAVAN, PRA 41,PUTHUPALLY LANE, MEDICAL COLLGE P.O. TRIVANDRUM-10 REPRESENTED BY POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER E.H.HILKIAH RAJ, JOSE BHAVAN, RRA 41, PUTHUPALLY LANE, MEDICAL COLLEGE P.O.TRIVANDRUM-10 BY ADV. SRI.S.M.PREM SMT.K.P.SANTHI SRI.P.K.NIJOY RESPONDENTS: ------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PERSONNEL & ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM, TRIVANDRUM REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN. BY SRI. ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC, KPSC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.37439 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 5th January,2009 J U D G M E N T The writ petitioner was ranked 4th in the list of candidates for selection and appointment as Scientific Assistant in Occupational Therapy in Medical Colleges by the Public Service Commission. It is submitted that the rank list expired in the year 2006. According to the petitioner, as per Exhibit-P1 representation, he had moved the concerned authorities seeking for an appointment. He had sought for a direction to the Public Service Commission to extend the validity of the rank list also. Obviously, the writ petition has been filed two years thereafter and also long after the rank list expired. Therefore, the petitioner is lacking any subsisting right to seek appointment even if he was included in the expired rank list. The writ petition is dismissed. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma 2 3