IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 15TH JANUARY 2010 / 25TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 37481 of 2009(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- SRI.BHASKARAN K.K., KOLOTH KANDIYIL HOUSE, PARAMBIL P.O., VIA MARIKUNNU, KOZHIKODE - 673012. BY ADV. SRI.K.A.SALIL NARAYANAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM PALACE P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC FOR R1 SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC,KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 37481 OF 2009 (E) ===================== Dated this the 15th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an Ex-serviceman, who applied for the post of Guard under the 2nd respondent. He passed the written test and was called for an interview, during the course of which, his height was found to be short by 1.1 cms. For that reason, he was not selected. It is challenging this, the writ petition is filed. 2. The fact that the petitioner's height did not meet the required standards is not a matter of dispute. If the appointing authority has fixed a specified height and if a candidate does not satisfy that requirement, he has to necessarily fail in the selection. I do not find any reason to interfere. Writ petition fails and is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp