IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 5TH APRIL 2010 / 15TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 10116 of 2010(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MUHAMMED SAMEER.S, S/O.SAINUDHEEN, PUTHUVALVILA PUTHENVEEDU, KURIYODE.P.O, CHADAYAMANGALAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SAJU.S.A SMT.A.M.SABEETHA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, WEST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KERALA STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PATTOM PALACE, P.O.PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SECRETARY, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM PALACE, P.O.PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SC FOR R1 SRI. V.V.N.NAMBIAR SC FOR PSC SRI. ALEXANDER THOMAS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO.10116 OF 2010 (L) -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of April, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner applied for the post of Reserve Conductor. In the application submitted by him, his date of birth was shown as 15.5.1989. He was called for written test, interview etc. Meanwhile, he got his date of birth in the SSLC book corrected as 01.02.1988. Corrected certificate was produced at the time of certificate verification. When the ranked list was published by the PSC, his name was not included. It is thereupon that this writ petition is filed. 2. According to the learned standing counsel appearing for the PSC as per the conditions of the notification, the candidate should have completed 18 years as on 1.1.2007 and the petitioner did not satisfy this condition of the notification. 3. Public Service Commission can be expected to finalize the ranked list only complying with the conditions of the notification and also accepting the particulars as declared by the candidate. As per the conditions of the notification candidates should have completed 18 years as on 1.1.2007. Going by the date of birth WPC.No.10116 /2010 :2 : shown by the petitioner in the application, viz. 15.5.1988 petitioner did not satisfy with this condition. If that be so, PSC cannot be faulted, if the petitioner is not included in the ranked list. Writ petition fails and is dismissed. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/