IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 7TH OCTOBER 2008 / 15TH ASWINA 1930 WP(C).No. 29597 of 2008(W) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- HAKKIM.E, S/O.EBRAHIM KUTTY,AGED 31 YEARS, PEEDIKA KANDATHIL MALAMEL BHAGAM KAYAMKULAM, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED, ADV. SRI.K.E.HAMZA. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 2. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, (GENERAL), KARTHIKAPPALLY. 3. THE PULLUKULANGARA SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED NO.2992, KAYAMKULAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 4. SRI.R.SUNIL KUMAR, PEON, PULLUKULANGARA SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED NO.2992, KAYAMKULAM. 5. SRI.E.NASSAR, PEON, PULLUKULANGARA SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED NO.2992, KAYAMKULAM. 6. SRI.AJAYAKUMAR, KOYIKKALETHU THEKKETATHIL, KEERIKKAD SOUTH, KAYAMKULAM. 7. SRI.SANAL KUMAR, VYKATHUVILA VADAKKETHIL, KANNAMPALLY BHAGAM, KAYAMKULAM. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/10/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C).No.29597 of 2008-W = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 7th day of October, 2008. JUDGMENT The petitioner was a candidate for the selection to the post of Peon in the service of the third respondent. He complains that the statutory rules and prescriptions regarding secrecy of the identity of candidates have been flouted in the selection process. He seeks to demonstrate it by placing his own answer paper having obtained it under the Right to Information Act. With this material, the first respondent has been requested to intervene in the matter. Being a stage of selection, it is appropriate that the first respondent goes into such an issue and considers the complaint of the petitioner after affording an opportunity of hearing to respondents 3 to 7 and to any other person who will be entitled to be heard in that record. Let this be done within WP(C)29597/2008 -: 2 :- an outer limit of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. It will also be open to the first respondent to consider issuing any interlocutory order pending such consideration immediately on production of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is ordered accordingly. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. Sha/071008