IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 7TH JUNE 2011 / 17TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 15323 of 2011(R) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SIJU MOTTEMMAL, ADVOCATE, MOTTEMMAL HOUSE, EDACHERY POST, VATAKARA, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.B.ARUNKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-682 031, REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTRAR GENERAL. 2. THE SECRETARY, MUNSIFF-MAGISTRATE'S RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE/REGISTRAR (ADMINISTRATION), THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM KOCHI-682 031. SRI.K.R.B.KAIMAL, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 15323 of 2011 ================== Dated this the 7th day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner participated in the selection process for selection to the post of Munisiff-Magistrate in the Kerala Judicial Service pursuant to Ext.P1 notification inviting applications published by the respondents. His application has been rejected by Ext.P2 on the following reasons: “1. There is no designation of the Presiding officer in Form -A (Certificate of Experience at the Bar, Character and Conduct) produced by you. 2. There is no designation of the Gazetted Officer attesting your photograph in Form-D (Admission Ticket). 3. There is no designation of the Gazetted Officer attesting your photograph in Form-E (Attendance Slip) 4. There is no designation of the Gazetted Officer who attested your photograph affixed to your application.” A Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.35/2010 has held that absence of designation of the attesting officer in the certificates is no ground to reject the applications, during the earlier selection. Therefore, following that judgment, I hold that the reasons stated in Ext.P2 are not sufficient to reject the application of the petitioner. Accordingly, the respondents are directed to permit the petitioner to participate in the selection process for the post of Munsiff-Magistrate without reference to Ext.P2. The writ petition is allowed as above. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge