IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MRS.MANJULA CHELLUR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON MONDAY, THE 14TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 23RD KARTHIKA 1933 WA.No. 1448 of 2011 ---------------------------- APPELLANT(S): PETITIONER ----------------------------------------- VINEETH, AGED 24 YEARS, S/O.VASUDEVAN PILLAI, NEDUNGOTTUPUTHEN VEEDU, EDAMULAKKAL P.O., KOLLAM DISTRICT, (SUB ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, ELECTRICAL SECTION, CHITHARA). BY ADV. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VAIDHUTHI BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 004. 2. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN.NO.695 004. R1 BY SC SRI.ANIL R2 BY SC SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: MANJULA CHELLUR, Ag.C.J & P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, J. ---------------------------------------------- W.A.No. 1448 of 2011 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 14h day of November, 2011 JUDGMENT Manjula Chellur, Ag.C.J. It is not in dispute that the appellant joined as Sub Engineer in the Kerala State Electricity Board (for short, 'KSEB'). When applications came to be called for appointment to the post of Assistant Engineer (Electrical) in the KSEB, the appellant also applied in pursuance of Exhibit P1 notification. When the short list came to be published, name of the appellant was not found. He got information that his name was excluded as he was not an approved probationer to be considered for the post of Assistant Engineer. His probation came to be declared only on 18.1.2009 and the last date for submission of application as per Exhibit P1 notification was 31.12.2008. Therefore, as on the last date for submission of application, he had not completed his probationary period. Hence, his name was not short listed. 2. The learned Single Judge, after taking into consideration the required norms for considering the applications to the post of WA.1448/11 2 Assistant Engineer, was justified in saying that the appellant was neither an approved probationer nor a full member under the KSEB and he was still a probationer as on the last date for submission of the application. Accordingly, we do not find any good ground for interference with the judgment of the learned Single Judge. The Writ Appeal is, therefore, dismissed. MANJULA CHELLUR, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, , JUDGE vgs