IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN THURSDAY, THE 14TH JANUARY 2010 / 24TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 34937 of 2009(J) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SRI.SEBASTIAN.K.J, S/O.JOSEPH.K.L, KUDILINGAL HOUSE, PALAKKAPARAMBU LANE, CHALIKKAVATTOM, VENNALA, KOCHI-28. BY ADV. MR.M.V.MATHEW. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. TRAVANCORE COCHIN CHEMICALS, REPRESENTED BY MANAGING DIRECTOR, UDYOGAMANDAL, KOCHIN. 2. ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER (H.R), TRAVANCORE COCHIN CHEMICALS. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY ADVS. MR.E.K.NANDAKUMAR, MR.A.K.JAYASANKAR NAMBIAR, MR.K.JOHN MATHAI, MR.P.BENNY THOMAS, MR.P.GOPINATH, MR.V.J.ANAND. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/01/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.34937/2009-J: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE MEMO ISSUED BY THE R.2. DTD. 08/09/2009. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY NATIONAL COUNCIL OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED FROM VILLAGE OFFICE, EDAPPILLY DTD. 15/09/2009. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: EXT.R2.A: COPY OF THE REQUISITION DTD. 17/10/2008 SUBMITTED BY THE R.2. BEFORE THE DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT OFFICER, ERNAKULAM. EXT.R2.B: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DTD. 13/02/2009 ISSUED BY THE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, ERNAKULAM TO THE R.2. EXT.R2.C: COPY OF THE STATEMENT SHOWING MARKS OBTAINED BY 237 CANDIDATES WHO HAD APPEARED IN THE WRITTEN TEST. EXT.R2.D: COPY OF THE RESOLUTION NO. 6/2009-2010 DTD. 05/08/2009 OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE R.1. EXT.R2.E: COPY OF THE NOTE DTD. 14/09/2009 FORMING COMMITTEE FOR CONDUCT OF INTERVIEW FOR THE POST OF HELPERS (FITTER TRADE), HELPERS(ELECTRICIAN TRADE) AND FEMALE NURSE. EXT.R2.F: COPY OF THE TABULATION SHEET SHOWING THE MARKS OBTAINED BY THE CANDIDATES FOR WRITTEN TEST AND INTERVIEW FOR THE POST OF HELPERS (FITTER) TRADE. EXT.R2.G: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERVIEW-CUM-SELECTION HELD ON 24/09/2009. EXT.R2.H: COPY OF THE LIST OF CANDIDATES. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. Prv. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO. 34937 OF 2009 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner, an unemployed youth, who had registered his name in the Employment Exchange, complains that though he had participated in the written test and interview conducted by the respondent and had come out successful, he has been denied appointment because of extraneous consideration. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondents 1 and 2 producing Ext.R2(c) rank list of candidates, who appeared for the written test and also Ext.R2(f), which is the rank list published after the interview that was conducted following the written test. As per Ext.R2(f), the petitioner has been placed at rank No.71. Consequently, he was not selected for appointment in view of the low rank that he had obtained. 2. The above being the position, the complaint of the petitioner is without any basis. The writ petition fails and it is accordingly dismissed. No costs. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE lgk