IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 28TH JANUARY 2011 / 8TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 1283 of 2011(I) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- 1. T.K. SOMAN, THOLURUTHIL HOUSE, 165, GIRI NAGAR, SCHOOL ROAD, KOCHI - 682 020. 2. SORRYA SOMAN, D/O.T.K. SOMAN, THOLURUTHIL HOUSE, 165, GIRI NAGAR, SCHOOL ROAD, KOCHI - 682 020. BY ADVS. SRI.B.K.PURUSHOTHAMAN, SRI.B.V.BALAKRISHNAN. RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD., NEW DELHI, CORPORATE OFFICE NO.3079/3 A.B, TITO MARG, SADIQUE NAGAR, NEW DELHI - 110 049. BYADV. SRI. E.K. NANDAKUMAR, SC, IOC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 1283 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T Pursuant to a notification issued by the Indian Oil Corporation, the petitioners applied for appointment to the post of Officer in the Human Resources Department. The last date for submission of applications was 12.12.2010. This writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondents to have a centre for written test and interview at Kochi. The petitioners contend that the respondents ought to have provided a centre at Kochi as large number of applicants from the State would have applied for appointment to the post of Officer in Human Resources Department. 2. The petitioners have not produced the full text of the notification along with the writ petition. On noticing the same, this Court had by order passed on 17.1.2011 directed the petitioners to produce the full text of the notification issued by the Indian Oil Corporation inviting applications. The petitioners have filed I.A. No.1048 of 2011 stating that the notification could not be down loaded from the website as it is not currently available in the web site of the Indian Oil Corporation. They have however produced a WPC No.1283/2011 2 news item that appeared in 'Thozhilveedhi'. 3. The petitioners have no case that apart from posting the notification in the web site, the Indian Oil Corporation had not published the notification in the print media. The petitioners applied for appointment to the post in question even after knowing that the nearest centre where the candidates will have to appear for the written test is Chennai. In such circumstances, the petitioners cannot be heard to contend that the respondents ought to have provided a centre at Kochi. I therefore find no merit in the writ petition. The writ petition fails and is dismissed. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.1283/2011 3 WPC No.1283/2011 4