IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH MAY 2008 / 7TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 13265 of 2008(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ ASHILY SUSAN KURIAKOSE KAKKANATTU HOUSE, THELLAKAM P.O., KOTTAYAM 686 016 BY ADV. SRI.MATHEW JOHN (K) RESPONDENTS: ------------- THE COMMISSIONER OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATION HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, SHANTHI NAGAR THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. N. SUDHA DEVI. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: W.P.C.NO. 13265/2008. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NIL [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE. S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) No. 13265 of 2008 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 28th May, 2008. J U D G M E N T Petitioner's application for appearing for the entrance examination was apparently rejected on account of some defect in the same. The defect appears to be that the photograph produced along with the application was not properly attested. According to the petitioner, it was attested by the Chief Manager of the State Bank of Travancore, Zonal Office, Kottayam, which is proper. Therefore, the petitioner seeks to accept her application as proper and to declare her results in the Entrance Examination which she has written on the strength of interim order of this Court . 2. The 1st respondent has filed a counter affidavit stating that as per the prospectus issued, the photograph has to be attested by a gazetted officer and the Chief Manager of the State Bank of Travancore is not a gazetted officer. It is not disputed before me that as per the prospectus, the stipulation is that the photograph has to be attested by a gazetted officer. Although the petitioner would contend that the Chief Manager's appointment is liable to be gazetted, he could not satisfy me that the Chief Manager of the State Bank of Travancore is a gazetted officer. He is not an officer of the Government at all. When the prospectus stipulates that the photograph has to be attested by a gazetted officer, the application which does not comply with the stipulation, cannot be accepted in law. If, on considerations of sympathy such requests are to be accepted, then it would result in difficulties to the respondents in other cases also. Therefore, I do not find any merit in the writ petition and accordingly the same is dismissed. S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/