IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC SATURDAY, THE 30TH JANUARY 2010 / 10TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 3076 of 2010(H) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- KERALA VISWAKARMA SABHA, CHERUTTY ROAD, KOZHIKODU, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY, VIJAYANATH S/O.KRISHNAN, AGED 53 YEARS, AMMA PARAMBIL, RAMALLOOR EAST, KOTHAMANGALAM BY ADV. SRI.R.DIVAKARAN SRI.VINUCHAND RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. SECRETARY TO INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REPRESENTED ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SC SRI.V.V.N.NAMBIAR SC SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS GP K.R.DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------ WP(C) No. 3076 of 2010 -------------------------- Dated, this the 30th day of January, 2010 JUDGMENT 1. Petitioner is a traditional Blacksmith. In 1999, selection was held to the post of Blacksmith Gr.II in the KSRTC. As per the recruitment rules then in force, traditional Blacksmiths were also eligible to apply for the post. It is stated that now Ext.P2 notification has been issued for filling up the same post and that among the eligible categories, traditional Blacksmiths have been excluded. It is essentially with this grievance this writ petition is filed. 2. Eligibility of a candidate is to be considered on the basis of the recruitment rules in force. In this case, going by the recruitment rules, as shown in Ext.P2 notification, traditional Blacksmiths are not in the feeder category. This was consequent upon an amendment to the recruitment rules introduced by the KSRTC. If that be so, traditional Blacksmiths being ineligible in terms of the rules, petitioner can have no grievance against the selection of Blacksmith Gr.II from the categories notified in Ext.P2 notification. Writ petition is accordingly dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs