IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 16TH JULY 2007 / 25TH ASHADHA 1929 WP(C).No. 21805 of 2007(U) --------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. DR.SREEJIN.C.K., CHALIL HOUSE, PATYAM, (PO) PATHAYAKUNNU - 670691. 2. DR.SUKFANA SHAMEERA P.P., AL-HILAL, KOLODE, IRIKKUR (PO), KANNUR. 3. DR.RESHMA.M., SAKTHI HOUSE, EACHUR (PO), KANNUR. 4. DR.CHAITHANYA K.V., CHAITHRAM HOUSE, NORTH MANAKKADU, KARIVELLUR (PO), KANNUR. 5. DR.REKHA K.V., REKHA NIVAS, CONVENT ROAD, CHERUKUNNU (PO), KANNUR. 6. DR.AKASH LAL M., MANEERI HOUSE, MANJAPPARA, NARIKKUNDU (PO), AMBALAVAYAL. 7. DR.PREMRAJ K., NEELIMALA HOUSE, RAJAPURAM (PO), KASARAGOD. 8. DR.JIJU N.D., NAMBUKULANGARA HOUSE, ANANDAPURAM, NELLAYI (VIA), TRISSUR. 9. DR.SANGEETHA GOPALAKRISHNAN, ROHINI, THEKKETUKAVIL, PONKUNNAM, KOTTAYAM. 10. DR.PRAVEENA P.NAIR, PUTHIYEDATHU HOUSE, CHERUVARAMBALAM, CALICUT -17. 11. DR.JIJU K.NARAYANAN, JYOTHIS, KOKKAYIL ROAD, (PO) MATTANUR, KANNUR. W.P.(C). NO.21805/2007: 12. DR.BINITHA RAJ R.V., RAJ NIVAS, AMARAVILA, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 13. DR.SHIYAD K.P., PUTHANPURAYIL HOUSE, KOTHALI (PO), PERAMBRA (VIA), CALICUT. 14. DR.BIJULA BALAKRISHNAN, KUMAR NIVAS, PANNIYANNORE (PO), THALASSERY. 15. DR.VEENA AUGUSTINE, NALOLIKKAL HOUSE, VATTIYAMTHODE (PO), KANNUR. 16. DR.AFNIDA P.A., AYURVEDA HOSPITAL, KOTTAKKAL, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.M.PAREETH. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PATTOM PALACE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CHAIRMAN, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM PALACE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI. P.C. SASIDHARAN, SC, PSC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/07/2007,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 21805 OF 2007-U ----------------------------------------- JUDGMENT The petitioners are B.A.M.S Degree holders. They are applicants for the post of Medical Officer (Ayurveda), when applications were invited for the said post by the P.S.C by Ext.P2 notification. The last date for receipt of applications is 1.8.2007.One of the qualifications is A class registration with the Council of Indigenous Medicine of the State. The petitioners can get the said registration only by October, 2007. In other words, they will not have the prescribed qualification on the last date fixed for receipt of applications by the P.S.C. So, they have filed Ext.P3 representation before the P.S.C., praying to postpone the last date for receipt of applications appropriately. Thereafter, this writ petition is filed, seeking appropriate reliefs. 2. It is for the P.S.C to decide what should be the last date for receipt of applications for the various posts notified by it. It cannot postpone the date according to the convenience of a group of WP(C) 21805/2007 : 2 : applicants. Therefore, the prayer of the petitioners to direct the P.S.C to consider Ext.P3 representation cannot be allowed. The petitioners do not have any legal right and the P.S.C does not have any corresponding duty in this regard. Therefore, the writ petition fails. But, this will not affect the powers of the P.S.C., if it thinks fit, to consider Ext.P3 or allow the prayer therein. Subject to that observation this writ petition is dismissed. 16th July, 2007. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE. Nm/