IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 27TH MAY 2010 / 6TH JYAISHTA 1932 WP(C).No. 19402 of 2003(I) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- V.C. THOMAS, S/O. CHACKO, VALAVARAKADUPPIL, MEENADAM P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. (PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AS HELPER) ELECTRICAL. BY ADV. SRI.MATHEW JOHN (K), SRI.SUJESH MENON V.B. RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE KERALA STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, TRIVANDRUM. R1 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.P.M. MANOJ. R2 BY ADV. SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS,SC,KPSC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 27/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.19402 of 2003 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of May, 2010 JUDGMENT Ext.P3 memo issued by the Kerala Public Service Commission on 28-5-2003 rejecting the petitioner's application for appointment as 1st Grade Overseer in the Public Works Department under the Departmental quota is under challenge in this writ petition. The petitioner's application was rejected on the ground that he is not in the feeder category. The petitioner challenges the rules governing the selection on the ground that exclusion of the category of Lineman from the feeder category for appointment to the category of 1st Grade Overseer (Electrical) is arbitrary and illegal. 2. The pleadings disclose that after the petitioner's application was rejected a ranked list was published on 11-11-2003 and that it ceased to be in force on 10-11-2006. In such circumstances as the ranked list had ceased to be in force no relief can be granted to the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous leaving open the question regarding the validity of Note 6 to Rule 2 of the Kerala Engineering Subordinate Service (Electrical Branch) Rules. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. ahg. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C)No.19402 of 2003 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 27th May, 2010