IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 30TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 9TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 26564 of 2009(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- ANURAJ.V.G, S/O.SRI.V.R.GOPI, AGED 40 YEARS, RESIDING AT HOUSE NO.10/1543-A, KASINATHAN LANE, SOUTH THAMARAPARAMBU, FORT KOCHI-682 001. BY ADV. SRI.O.V.RADHAKRISHNAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE SMT.K.RADHAMANI AMMA SRI.K.RAMACHANDRAN (THYKOODAM) SRI.S.S.ARAVIND RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, COMMERCIAL TAXES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, COMMISSIONERATE OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. MS.ANU SIVARAMAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC FOR PSC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.26564 of 2009 (M) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 30th day of November, 2009 J U D G M E N T In pursuance to Ext.P1 notification issued by the PSC, recruitment process was completed for selection to the post of Sales Tax Officer under the Department of Commercial Taxes. On conclusion of the recruitment process, rank list was published by the PSC,in which the petitioner is at Rank No.63. According to the petitioner, two vacancies are lying vacant. It is stated that one vacancy was caused on account of non-joining the post by Smt.Laijumol Sherif and the other is due to the unauthorised absence of Shri.Abdul Rafeek. 2. In the statement filed on behalf of the 2nd respondent, the availability of these two vacancies are accepted. 3. In view of this, this writ petition itself is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to report the two existing vacancies of Sales Tax Officers in the Department of Commercial Taxes to the 3rd respondent. This shall be done as expeditiously as possible, at any WP(C) No.26564/2009 -2- rate, within two weeks of production of a copy of this judgment, and on its receipt, the 3rd respondent shall advise candidates from the ranked list. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg