IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH THURSDAY, THE 22ND NOVEMBER 2007 / 1ST AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 24657 of 2004(I) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SOBHANA.P.K., W/O.MURALEEDHARAN, MANDAKAPARAMBIL, THAVANUR P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.K.RAVINDRANATH. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, (GENERAL EDUCATION), GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, P.S.C. OFFICE, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DISTRICT OFFICER, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, DISTRICT OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. LATHA THANKAPPAN, ADV. SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS,SC,KPSC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/11/2007,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.24657/2004: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DTD. 30/12/1997. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE INTERVIEW CARD DTD. 28/11/2001 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE R.3. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE RANKED LIST PUBLISHED BY THE R.3. AS APPEARED IN THE “MATHRUBHOOMI THOZHIL VARTHA” DT. 02/02/2002. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// prv. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C) No.24657 of 2004 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of November, 2007 JUDGMENT The prayer is for a direction to the 3rd respondent to advise the petitioner from Ext.P3 ranked list to the post of HSA, Malayalam. It is seen that there is an interim order dated 17-12- 2004 as clarified on 12-1-2005 to report one more vacancy of HSA, Malayalam, in the Special Recruitment quota for Scheduled Castes. There will be a direction to the 5th respondent to conduct a review as to the availability of vacancy under the Special Recruitment for Scheduled Castes and in case a vacancy was available prior to the expiry of the ranked list, action shall be taken to advise the candidate against the vacancy already reported. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- W.P(C).No.24657 of 2004 ----------------------------------- JUDGMENT 22nd November, 2007