IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 23RD JULY 2009 / 1ST SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 16678 of 2009(D) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- ROHINI T.K., AGED 40 YEARS, D/O. KRISHNAN, S.N.NURSING HOME, KADAPRA, NIRANAM P.O., THIRUVALLA. (NOW RESIDING AT OUR LADY NURSING HOME (HOSPITAL), AROOR, CHERTHALA). BY MR.C.M.TOMY, ADVOCATE. MR.MATHEW SKARIA, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-4. 3. THE DISTRICT OFFICER, THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, IDUKKI, KATTAPPANA. BY MR. A.J. VARGHESE, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR R1. MR. ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC, KPSC FOR R2 & R3. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.16678 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of July, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner was a candidate included in the ranked list for appointment as High School Assistant (Hindi) in Idukki District. Exhibit P1 is the copy of the said ranked list. It is contended by the petitioner that the petitioner was entitled to be advised in one of the vacancies reserved for Ezhava community. It is further submitted that going by Exhibits P2 and P3 also it can be seen that there would have been vacancies prior to the expiry of the ranked list. 2. Going by Exhibit P3 rotation chart produced by the petitioner, the ranked list came into force on 23.03.2004. The candidates from the Ezhava community were advised upto Rank No.10. The last advice was made on 11.01.2008. Now that the rank list expired long back, at this stage no direction could be issued to report any vacancy to the Public Service Commission. W.P.(C) No.16678/2009 2 There is nothing to show that the Public Service Commission has advised any Ezhava or O.C candidate overlooking the ranking given to the petitioner. In that view of the matter, this writ petition is dismissed. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp