IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD NOVEMBER 2011 / 2ND AGRAHAYANA 1933 WA.No. 1777 of 2011(H) ---------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.24080/2011 Dated 25/10/2011 .................... APPELLANT/PETITIONER: ---------------------------------------- KRISHNASHRI B., AMBADY HOUSE, NETTOOR P.O., ERNAKULAM - 682 040 BY ADV. SRI.B.K.GOPALAKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS: ----------------------------------------------- 1. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BYITS SECRETARY, PATTOM PALACE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT, TEST CENTRE, VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, (VHSS) CHOTTANIKKARA & PRINCIPAL CHOTTANIKKARA, ERNAKULAM - 682 3120 BY ADV. SRI. P.C. SASIDHARAN, SC FOR R1 THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WA.No. 1777 of 2011(H) APPENDIX: PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: A TRUE COPY OF THE HALLTICKET. EXT.P2: A TRUE COPY OF THE ID PROOF(EMPLOYEE STATE INSUREANCE CORPORATION) EXT.P3: A TRUE COPY OF THE DOCUMENT STATED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN'T ACCEPT THE EMPLOYEE STATE INSUREANCE CARD AS AN ID PROOF. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: EXT.R1(a): TRUE COPY OF THE INSTRUCTIONS PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSION IN ITS OFFICIAL BULLETIN, P.S.C BULLETIN. TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE. C.N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & K. VINOD CHANDRAN,JJ ============================== W.A. NO. 1777 OF 2011 ============================ Dated this the 23rd November 2011 JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair, J. The appeal is filed against the judgment of the learned single Judge declining the relief prayed for by the appellant that is for direction to the Public Service Commission to permit her to write the test for selection to the post of HSS teacher based on the identification card issued by the Employees State Insurance Corporation which contains her photograph. The Public Service Commission while calling for applications insisted that an authenticated identification card with photo of the candidate is required to be produced. Instruction No.2 of Ext.P1 in this regard illustrates identity cards such as passport, driving licence, voters identity card etc. According to the appellant the list is not exhaustive and since the appellant produced the photo identification card issued by the Employees State Insurance Corporation, which is also an autherised agency, the same is sufficient. Learned counsel appearing the respondent – Public Service Commission, submitted that the examination WA 1777/2011 2 itself is over and so much so, the writ appeal has become infructuous. 2. After hearing both sides, we do not think there is scope for considering whether the identity card issued by the Employees State Insurance Corporation with photo of the candidate is sufficient because the appellant has not explained why she was unable to produce any of the identification cards referred to in the application. Every person in the State has been issued voters identity card. We see no reason why the appellant could not produce the same. Even though there is no justification to doubt the genuineness of the identification issued by the E.S.I. Corporation, as of now the examination is over and therefore, there is no need to consider the appellant's case that the identification card produced by her is genuine and the same should have been accepted by the Public Service Commission. We,therefore, dismiss the appeal as infructuous. Sd/- C.N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE Sd/- ks. K. VINOD CHANDRAN, JUDGE True copy P.s. To Judge