{"id":190479,"date":"2007-11-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-11-25T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/maria-jacob-sankoorikal-vs-state-of-kerala-on-26-november-2007"},"modified":"2018-12-18T07:49:25","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T02:19:25","slug":"maria-jacob-sankoorikal-vs-state-of-kerala-on-26-november-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/maria-jacob-sankoorikal-vs-state-of-kerala-on-26-november-2007","title":{"rendered":"Maria Jacob Sankoorikal vs State Of Kerala on 26 November, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Maria Jacob Sankoorikal vs State Of Kerala on 26 November, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 5802 of 2004(N)\n\n\n1. MARIA JACOB SANKOORIKAL\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION,\n\n3. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CORPORATION,\n\n4. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.B.S.SIVAJI\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS,SC,KPSC\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice KURIAN JOSEPH\n\n Dated :26\/11\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                       KURIAN JOSEPH, J.\n              ---------------------------------------\n                  W.P.(C) NO. 5802 OF 2004\n              ---------------------------------------\n         Dated this the 26th day of November, 2007.\n\n\n                        J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>     The issue raised in this writ petition pertains to appointment<\/p>\n<p>to the post of Assistant Engineer\/ Assistant Town Planning<\/p>\n<p>Officer.  The legal retainer submits that the list expired on<\/p>\n<p>26.06.2006. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of directing<\/p>\n<p>the Public Service Commission to advise candidates in respect of<\/p>\n<p>the vacancies reported prior to the amendment of the rules, if not<\/p>\n<p>already advised, expeditiously.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                       KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nsmp<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Maria Jacob Sankoorikal vs State Of Kerala on 26 November, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 5802 of 2004(N) 1. MARIA JACOB SANKOORIKAL &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE &#8230; Respondent 2. DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, 3. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CORPORATION, 4. 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