IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 23RD DECEMBER 2010 / 2ND POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 38548 of 2010(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- PAUL EDISON,ARATTIVILA PUTHEN VEEDU, MANGAD PO,KOLLAM 691 015. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REP.BY THE SECRETARY,KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VADYUTHI BHAVAN,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 004. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER(HRM), KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VADYUTHI BHAVAN,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 004. 3. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REP.BY THE SECRETARY, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION,PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 004. ADV.ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC FOR PSC. ADV.K.S.ANIL, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 38548 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 23rd day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is included in the supplementary list prepared by the Public Service Commission for appointment to the post of Electricity workers (Mazdoor) in the Kerala State Electricity Board. Petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that since sufficient number of persons have not been included in the main list, the main list got exhausted on 27.10.2010. The petitioner submits that if sufficient number of persons had been included in the main list commensurate with the number of vacancies available, the petitioner stood a very good chance of getting advice and appointment. The petitioner, therefore, submits that the list should be expanded by including more persons from the supplementary list insofar as more than 130 vacancies are still existing. The petitioner seeks the following relief: “to issue a writ of mandamus directing the 3rd respondent to prepare an additional ranked list of Electricity Worker (Mazdoor) in Kerala State Electricity Board in Kozhikode dist.; 2. The learned Standing Counsel for the PSC points out that short list was published as early as on 5.12.2007 and the ranked list was published on 30.1.2008. The petitioner never complained about want of inclusion of sufficient number of persons in the main list. He 2 came to this Court only after the main list got exhausted. After the main list gets exhausted, no appointment can also be made from the supplementary list. The learned standing counsel also points out that under identical circumstances a batch of writ petitions was dismissed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.(C).No.18424/2008 and connected cases, which was upheld by a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.1173/2009. He further points out that that judgment was upheld by the Supreme Court by judgment dated 10.9.2010 in S.L.P. No.30556/2008 by dismissing the special leave petition. 3. Having heard both sides, I am satisfied that the issue is covered against the petitioner by the decisions pointed out by the learned Standing Counsel for the PSC. Therefore, following that judgment, this writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge