IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 1ST JUNE 2011 / 11TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 14423 of 2011(R) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- ANZAR BASHEER, AGED 30 YEARS, S/O.M.M.MUHAMMED BASHEER, MANNUVAYALIL HOUSE, PULIKALLU P.O., MANIMALA. BY ADV. SRI.BABU CHERUKARA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- REGISTRAR, (ADMINISTRATION), HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-682031. ADV. SRI.KRB.KAIMAL, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.B.UNNIKRISHNA KAIMAL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 14423 of 2011 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 1st day of June, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an advocate who applied for the post of Munsiff-Magistrate pursuant to the notification issued by the High Court of Kerala inviting applications. The petitioner's application has been rejected by Ext. P1 on the ground that the same is defective since the photograph affixed on the application is not attested by a Gazetted Officer. The contention of the petitioner is that it is only a minor defect, which is not sufficient to reject the application, insofar as the admission ticket, which forms part of the application, has been duly attested by the Gazetted Officer. 2. The learned standing counsel for the High Court points out that it is for the candidate to see that the application is filled up strictly in accordance with the instructions supplied to the candidate, which includes a direction that the photograph in the application would be attested by a Gazetted Officer. 3. I have considered the rival contentions in detail. 4. Admittedly, there are two photographs, one on the application and the other in the hall ticket appended to the application. Admittedly, the photograph in the hall ticket is duly attested. Therefore, I do not think that the failure to attest the photograph in the application by the Gazetted Officer is a material defect, which goes to the root of the matter. In the above circumstances, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent to allow the petitioner to undergo the selection process notwithstanding the defect pointed out in Ext. P1. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE.