IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH JUNE 2008 / 28TH JYAISHTA 1930 WA.No. 1256 of 2008() --------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.18295/2006 Dated 02/06/2008 .................... APPELLANTS: RESPONDENTS 5,7,9,12,14 & 15,21 & 23: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. K. ABHIMANYU, N.G.O QUARTERS, NO.16/181, MELARANNUR, KARAMANA, TRIVANDRUM. 2. K. MOHANAN NAIR, PUTHUKULATHU VEEDU, KAPPIL.P.O, EDAVA, TRIVANDRUM. 3. GOPALAKRISHNAN.V., MELEPLAVARATHALA HOUSE, THAMALAM, POOJAPURA.P.O. 4. MANOJ K. PILLAI, T.C. 20/1609, AROMA, SASTHRI NAGAR, KARAMANA, TRIVANDRUM. 5. G. SOMAN, SHOBHA BHAVAN, PARAPPOTTA, KUTHEPUZHA.P.O, ARAMAD, TRIVANDRUM. 6. R. RANGANATHAN, KEEZHEKOLLAM VILAKAM, TRIVANDRUM. 7. M. FASALUDHEEN, KALLADICHAVILLA HOUSE, AYYRUPPARA, THUNDATHIL.P.O, TRIVANDRUM. 8. V.K. THAMPI, KAMALA BHAVAN, T.C 7/1694, SREECHITHRA NAGAR, PANGODU, THIRUMALA.P.O, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.SHAJI Kss ..2/- ..2.... W.A.NO.1256/2008 RESPONDENTS:PETITIONERS & RESPONDENTS 1 & 2, 4, 6, 8,10 & 11. 13, 16 TO 20, 22, 24 & 25: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. SASIK.K, KATTIL HOUSE, CHORODE EAST.P.O, VADAKARA VIA, KOZHIKODE-06(SECURITY GUARD GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPT. SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM) 2. BHASKARAN.K.K, KIZHAKKEPARAMBIL, PANAYIKULAM.P.O, ALANGAD VIA - DO - 3. SHAJAHAN.A.K, S/O. ALIYARU KUNJU, KOYIKKALOTHU HOUSE, PAVUMBA.P.O, MANAPPALLY NORTH, KOLLAM - 690 574. ..DO... 4. VIJAYAKUMAR.S, DEVI KRIPA, VETTIKAVALA.P.O, KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM -38., ..DO.... 5. ALEXANDER.P.K, PALAKKAD HOUSE, KANNAMALI.P.O,KOCHI-18, -DO- 6. PRADEEPAN.V.P. PRANAVAM HOUSE, PANANGAD.P.O, VIA. BALUSSERY, CALICUT DISTRICT- 673 612. ...DO.... 7. GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, REP. BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 8. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM, TRIVANDRUM. 9. RAJENDRAN, KATTUVIL HOUSE, VIZHATTINGAL.P.O, ATTINGAL, TRIVANDRUM. 10. V. BHUVANENDRAN, RAJENDRAVILASOM, VITHURA.P.O, NEDUMANGAD. 11. K.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, RUGMINI MANDIRAM, PAYYATTUVILA.P.O, BALARAMAPURAM VIA. Kss ...3/- ...3..... W.A.NO.1256/2008 12. K. MADHAVAN, AANANDA BHAVAN, AZHAKIKONAM, VATTAVILA.P.O, TRIVANDRUM. 13. C.R. JAYAN, MUNDAKKAL HOUSE, KARAKULAM.P.O, NEDUMANGADU, TRIVANDRUM. 14. P.S. SHAFI, PANATHIL HOUSE, PANTHAVILA, NEDUMANGAD, TRIVANDRUM. 15. PADMALOCHANAKURUP, KRISHNAVILAS, MEENMUTTY.P.O, PACHA, TRIVANDRUM. 16. S. SURESH KUMAR, K.S. SADANAM, VENPAKAL.P.O, NEYYATINKARA. 17. D. SURESH KUMAR, THULASI BHAVAN, T.P. ROAD, PLAMODU, TRIVANDRUM. 18. R. RADHAKRISHNAN, PARVATHY NILAYAM, THOTTAVARAM, ATTINGAL. 19. N. GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR, K.L NILAYAM, MUNDOLA, TRIVANDRUM. 20. S. SUNILKUMAR, KOCHUPAVODU HOUSE, KODUNGANNUR.P.O, TRIVANDRUM. 21. C. VIJAYAN ACHARI, BABY SADANAM, POOZHIKUNNU, INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, PAPPANAMCODE, TRIVANDRUM. 22. K. VASUDEVAN NAIR, MULLASSERY HOUSE, CHERUNNIYOOR.P.O, VARKALA, TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. K.SANDESH RAJA BY SRI. ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC, KPSC BY ADV. SRI. M.C.SEN – R1 TO R6 THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss J.B. Koshy & P.N.Ravindran, JJ. -------------------------------------- W.A. No. 1256 of 2008 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of June, 2008 Judgment Koshy,J. Appellants were working as Security Guards on a provisional basis. On 8.4.2003, 59 vacancies in the post of Security Guards were reported to the Public Service Commission. Commission commenced the process of selection and rank list was published on 31.3.2005. But, after reporting of the vacancy, the appellants who were provisionally working were regularised by Ext.P3 order of regularisation dated 8.4.2005. If their regularisation is correct, number of vacancies reported will be reduced. Further, rank list was published on 31.3.2005. Regularisation order was passed after issuance of rank list. Three contesting respondents filed writ petition. Learned single Judge found that there is no illegality in the regularisation order, but, considering the fact that the rank list was published before regularisation, regularly appointed PSC hands will get seniority. The learned counsel for the contesting respondents also pointed out that these appellants also had participated in the selection process by the PSC and some of them did not get prescribed marks to be included in the list and others who have got very low ranking got included as seen W.A.No.1256 of 2008 -:2:- from paragraph 2 of the counter statement. In any event, regularisation was after publication of rank list. Therefore, only after filling up of the vacancies, regularisation will take effect. Therefore, the learned single Judge rightly held that appellants will be junior to regularly selected hands on the basis of the rank list. We see no ground to interfere with the impugned judgment. Appeal dismissed. J.B.Koshy Judge P.N.Ravindran Judge vaa J.B. KOSHY AND P.N.RAVINDRAN,JJ. ------------------------------------- W.A. No. 1256 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Judgment Dated:18th June, 2008