IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH JANUARY 2008 / 19TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 173 of 2008(U) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- ZAINUL HABID C.P., AGED 32 YEARS, S/O MOHAMMED C.P., CHAZHIYATTURI PEEDIKAYIL, P.O.THIRUMITTAKOD, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.M.FIROZ RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, OFFICE OF PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, TULASI HILL, PATTOM PALACE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 004, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION DISTRICT OFFICE, DISTRICT OFFICE, PALAKKAD-1, REPRESENTED BY ITS DISTRICT OFFICER. 3. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, OFFICE OF THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-4, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS,SC,KPSC R3 SRI.K.S.ANIL, SC, KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.173 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 9th January, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioner applied for the post of Electricity Worker (Mazdoor) in the Palakkad District. He participated in the written examination. But he did not appear before the Public Service Commission for verification of the certificates or for physical verification. According to him, he had awaited intimation. This was not received. In the meanwhile, certificate verification and physical verification was completed on 17.12.2007 and 18.12.007. Subsequently, a shortlist was published. The case of the petitioner is that there was no intimation and there was no publication of the date of Physical Verification. The Public Service Commission has filed a counter affidavit pointing out that the petitioner appeared for the OMR test held on 6.1.2007 and was included in the Probability List published on 7.12.2007. Call letter was issued directing him to appear for verification of certificates, Physical Measurement and Cycling test on 18.12.2007. Further, the programme as aforementioned was published in the leading dailies for the information of the candidates included in the Probability List. W.P ( C) No.173 of 2008 2 Petitioner did not turn up on 18.12.2007 or on subsequent days or even on appeal measurement date on 26.12.2007. Call letter which was issued to him has not been returned back to the office of the Public Service Commission, undelivered. Since the assertion that there was publication of the programme in the leading dailies was controverted by the learned counsel for the petitioner , I requested the standing counsel to make available the copies of the publication. I find that the programme was published in the Deshabimani Daily and Malayala Manorama Daily on 13.12.2007. A detailed press note was also issued by the Public Service Commission on 11.12.2007 and 21.12.2007. In the light of the aforementioned facts, I do not find any justification to issue any further direction to the Public Service Commission. In the result, the writ petition is bereft of merit and hence dismissed. (V.GIRI, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.173 of 2008 2 K.THANKAPPAN,J CRL.A. NO.92 OF 1999 ORDER W.P ( C) No.173 of 2008 2 25th May, 2007