IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH MONDAY, THE 26TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 5TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 5802 of 2004(N) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ MARIA JACOB SANKOORIKAL W/O. ADVOCATE P.T.THOMAS, PUTHANANGADI HOUSE, THALAYOLAPARAMBU P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.B.S.SIVAJI SRI.P.K.MADHUSOODANAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R4 BY ADV. SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS,SC,KPSC R1 BY GOVT. PLEADER SHRI. MOHAMMED PUZHAKARA R2 & 3 BY SC SHRI. N.NANDAKUMARA MENON THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P(C) NO: 5802/04 PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF NOTIFICATION DT. 2.9.1995 PUBLISHED IN THE KERALA GAZETTE DT. 17.10.1995 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO:4 EXT.P2: -DO- RELEVANT PORTION OF RANK LIST PUBLISHED IN THE P.S.C. BULLETTIN DT. 1.7.2003 EXT.P3: -DO- OF G.O(MS) NO: 56/72/LA & SWD DT. 19.2.1972 PUBLISHED IN THE KERALA GAZETTE DT. 21.3.1972 EXT.P4: -DO- OF NOTIFICATION DT. 4.8.2001 PUBLISHED IN THE KERALA GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY DT. 9.8.2001 EXT.P5: -DO- OF ORDER DT. 13.10.2003 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXT.P6: -DO- OF SENIORITY LIST CIRCULATED AS PER COVERING LETTER DT. 17.8.2002 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXT.P7: -DO- OF STATEMENT MADE BY THE CHIEF MINISTER BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY PUBLISHED BY DEEPIKA DAILY DT. 20.1.2004 jj /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 5802 OF 2004 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 26th day of November, 2007. J U D G M E N T The issue raised in this writ petition pertains to appointment to the post of Assistant Engineer/ Assistant Town Planning Officer. The legal retainer submits that the list expired on 26.06.2006. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of directing the Public Service Commission to advise candidates in respect of the vacancies reported prior to the amendment of the rules, if not already advised, expeditiously. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp