IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 15TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 24TH KARTHIKA 1929 WP(C).No. 23362 of 2005(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ S. SUNITHA, PERUNADASSERI, KADAKAVOOR P.O., PIN-695 306. BY ADV. SRI.PIRAPPANCODE V.S.SUDHIR SRI.V.VARGHESE RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SCRETARY, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC, KPSC GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.M.R.SREELATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 23362/2005(F) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1: COPY OF THE RELEVANT EXTRACT OF THE RANKED LIST PUBLISHED BY THE P.S.C. FOR THE POST OF H.S.S.T. IN COMMERCE. EXT. P2: COPY OF THE RELEVANT EXTRACT OF THE RANKED LIST PUBLISHED BYTHE P.S.C. FOR THE POST OF H.S.S.T. (JUNIOR) IN COMMERCE. EXT. P3: COPY OF THE REPORT PUBLISHED IN THE MATHRUBHOOMI THOZHIL VARTHA DATED 30.7.2005. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE JP S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ======================= W.P.(C) No.23362 of 2005 ======================= Dated this the 15th day of November, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioner applied to the PSC for selection to the post of HSST and HSST (Junior) in Commerce. She was included in the supplementary list for both posts. She is aggrieved by the fact that she is not being considered for appointment, although there are 9 NJD vacancies in HSST and 76 in HSST (Junior). 2. The contention of the respondents is that the main list prepared by the PSC has already exhausted. Six of the persons in the main list has been advised. That being so, no person can be advised from the supplementary list. The petitioner's contention is that although the main list has already exhausted, for appointment of NJD vacancies, persons from the supplementary list can be considered. 3. I do not agree. It is settled law that once the main list W.P.(C) No.23362/2005 -2- is exhausted no advise can be made from the supplementary list. The very object of preparing supplementary list is that if candidates of a particular community entitled to reservation is not available in the main list, appointment can be made from the supplementary list. Therefore, the supplementary list has no separate existence from the main list. As such once the main list is exhausted no appointment can be made from the supplementary list. I do not find any merit in the writ petition and accordingly the same is dismissed. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE jp