IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 21ST JULY 2008 / 30TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 29708 of 2004(J) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- P.C.REJIMON, PARAPPURATH VEEDU, VAZHAVATTA P.O. WAYANAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT OFFICER, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, DISTRICT OFFICE, WAYANAD DISTRICT. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE DISTRICT ANIMAL HUSBANDRY OFFICER, WAYANAD. *ADDL.R5 IS IMPLEADED: R5. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (*ADDL.R5 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DTD. 23/06/208 IN I.A.NO.1980/08) BY ADV. SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS,SC,KPSC - R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. SANDESH RAJA - R3,R4&ADDL.R5 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.29708/2004 J APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1; COPY OF ADMISSION TICKET NO.W-2550 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2: COPY OF RANKED LIST FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE POST OF LIVESTOCK INSPECTOR GR-II IN WAYANAD DISTRICT. EXT.P3: COPY OF ORDER DTD. 23RD OCTOBER, 2003 IN WP(C) NO.33334/2003 OF THIS HON.COURT. EXT.P4: COPY OF LETTER NO.C3/26855/2001/L.S. DTD. 20/12/2001 SENT BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 12/01/2005 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXG.P6: COPY OF THE AFFIDAVIT FILED BY THE RESPONDENT IN CONT.CASE © NO.592 OF 2005. EXT.P7: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN CON.CASE (C)NO.592 OF 2005 DTD. 8/07/2005. EXT.P8: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 18/04/2005 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE 4TH RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: EXT.R1(A): COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 25/07/2005 ISSUED BY THE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY OFFICER. EXT.R1(B); COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 07/12/2004 ISSUED BY THE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY OFFICER. /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ====================================== W.P.(C).No.29708 of 2004 ====================================== Dated this the 21st day of July 2008 The prayer in this writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to advise candidates from Ext.P2 rank list to fill up four existing vacancies of Live Stock Inspector Grade II in Wayanad District. Ext.P2 list came into force on 30.12.2002 and it ceased to be in force on 29.12.2005. Though the learned counsel for the petitioner would contend that four vacancies existed before the expiry of the rank list, the learned counsel for the respondents submitted that though five vacancies were available before the expiry of the list, three vacancies were reserved for scheduled tribe candidates, for the purpose of special recruitment under Rule 17A of KS&SSR and two vacancies were reserved for scheduled caste and scheduled tribe candidates under the general recruitment. In view of the fact that the list has ceased to be in force on 30.12.2005 and in view of the stand taken by the appointing authority in Ext.R1(a), I am of the opinion that the reliefs prayed for by the petitioners cannot be granted. The writ Petition accordingly fails and it is dismissed. No costs. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE css/ W.P.(C)29708/2004 2 P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. O.P.Nos.24281/1998 & 15782/2002 order 15.07.2008