IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH OCTOBER 2011 / 20TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 11435 of 2006(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------- SURESHKUMAR.P.K., AGED 34 YEARS, S/O.N.KRISHNAN, PLAPPILLIL HOUSE, MUDIYOORKONAM P.O., PANDALAM, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.PHILIP M.VARUGHESE RESPONDENTS: ------------ 1. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM P.O., TRIVANDRUM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE DISTRICT OFFICER, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, DISTRICT OFFICE, PATHANAMTHITTA. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, (DISTRICT OFFICE), MINI CIVIL STATION, PATHANAMTHITTA. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC, KPSC R3 BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.RAJESH VIJAYAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/10/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: JJJ WP(C).No. 11435 of 2006(J) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF NOTIFICATION DATED 16.12.1997 IN THE KERALA GAZETTE INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT AS LIVE STOCK ASSISTANTS P2: COPY OF RANK LIST PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO EXHIBIT P1 NOTIFICATION P3: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 6TH MARCH, 2006 IN WPC NO:28579 OF 2005 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A.TO JUDGE JJJ S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.11435 of 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 12th day of October, 2011 J U D G M E N T The writ petition is filed seeking the following relief: “i. issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the respondents to appoint the petitioner to the post of Live Stock Assistant Grade II;” Admittedly the validity of the ranked list prepared by the Kerala Public Service Commission, from which the petitioner seeks appointment, expired as early as on 18.4.2006. That being so, there is no point in considering the writ petition on merits. Accordingly the writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/