{"id":230927,"date":"2006-12-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-12-14T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/anilkumar-n-s-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-15-december-2006"},"modified":"2019-01-03T07:29:20","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T01:59:20","slug":"anilkumar-n-s-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-15-december-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/anilkumar-n-s-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-15-december-2006","title":{"rendered":"Anilkumar N.S. vs The State Of Kerala on 15 December, 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Anilkumar N.S. vs The State Of Kerala on 15 December, 2006<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 27174 of 2006(I)\n\n\n1. ANILKUMAR N.S., S\/O.SEKHARAN,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE STATE OF KERALA,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD,\n\n3. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.P.PAULOCHAN ANTONY\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.K.DENESAN\n\n Dated :15\/12\/2006\n\n O R D E R\n                            K.K.DENESAN, J.\n\n                   -----------------------------\n\n                       WP(C)No. 27174 OF 2006\n\n                   -----------------------------\n\n                Dated this the 15th December, 2006.\n\n\n\n                                 JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>      The   petitioner   applied   for   the   post   of   Assistant<\/p>\n<p>Engineer (Electrical) in the Kerala State Electricity Board<\/p>\n<p>pursuant to notification issued by the third respondent.   A<\/p>\n<p>written   test   was   conducted   by   the   Commission.                The<\/p>\n<p>petitioner appeared for the written test.   Short listing of<\/p>\n<p>candidates   was   done   and   the   list   was   published   on   5.7.2005<\/p>\n<p>(Ext.P3).     The   main   list   contains   96   candidates   and   the<\/p>\n<p>supplementary   list   126   candidates.                 Thereafter   the<\/p>\n<p>candidates   included   in   the   short   list   were   called   for<\/p>\n<p>interview.   The Commission published the final rank list on<\/p>\n<p>13.1.2006.   The   petitioner   was   not   included   in   the   short<\/p>\n<p>list, and consequently, his name did not appear in the rank<\/p>\n<p>list   also.     He     filed   this   writ   petition   on   12.10.2006<\/p>\n<p>contending   that   the   Commission   had   committed   illegality   in<\/p>\n<p>fixing  a  cut  off  mark  for  preparing  the  short  list  as  also<\/p>\n<p>for the final rank list.\n<\/p>\n<p>      2.     Reliefs   prayed   for   in   this   writ   petition   are:   (i)<\/p>\n<p>to   quash        Ext.P3   notification   issued   by   the   third<\/p>\n<p>respondent,   (ii)   for   a   direction   to   the   third   respondent<\/p>\n<p>Commission   to   consider   the   existing   and   the   anticipated<\/p>\n<p>vacancies   in   the   post   of   Assistant   Engineer   (Electrical)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">WPC 27174\/2006                       2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>and  to  prepare  a  list  in  the  order  of  merit  without  fixing<\/p>\n<p>cut  off  marks,    (iii)  for  a  direction  to  the  Commission  to<\/p>\n<p>advice   candidates   only   on   the   basis   of   an   additional   list<\/p>\n<p>to  be  prepared  and  (iv)  for  a   declaration  that  the  fixing<\/p>\n<p>of   cut   off   marks   at   50   as   per   Ext.P3   is   illegal   and<\/p>\n<p>arbitrary.\n<\/p>\n<p>      3.  The third respondent Commission has filed a counter<\/p>\n<p>affidavit.     In   paragraph   4   of   the   counter   affidavit   the<\/p>\n<p>allegation that  cut off mark was fixed in contravention of<\/p>\n<p>the   settled   principles   of   law   has   been   denied.     According<\/p>\n<p>to   the   Commission   the   cut   off   marks   referred   to   in   Ext.P3<\/p>\n<p>is   the   marks   scored   by   the   candidate   who   was   included   as<\/p>\n<p>the   last   person   in   the   list.   It   is   not   as   though   the<\/p>\n<p>Commission   fixed   a   cut   off   mark   and   thereafter   prepared   a<\/p>\n<p>short   list.     The   Commission   had   to   take   into   account   the<\/p>\n<p>number   of   vacancies   till   then   reported   and   to   assess   the<\/p>\n<p>reasonable   number   of   persons   to   be   included   in   the   short<\/p>\n<p>list.     This   was   done   taking   into   account   the   number   of<\/p>\n<p>candidates   applied,   the   number   of   vacancies   reported   and<\/p>\n<p>the   number   of   persons   to   be   called   for   interview.     It   is<\/p>\n<p>further submitted that the petitioner whose register number<\/p>\n<p>was not included in Ext.P3 short list published on 5.7.2005<\/p>\n<p>did   not   choose   to   challenge   the   same   within   a   reasonable<\/p>\n<p>time.        Subsequently   the   main   list   was   published   on<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">WPC 27174\/2006                        3<\/span><\/p>\n<p>13.1.2006.     The   final   rank   list   also   was   not   challenged<\/p>\n<p>within   a   reasonable   time.     He   has   chosen   to   approach   this<\/p>\n<p>Court   after   the   lapse   of   ten   months   from   the   date   of<\/p>\n<p>publication   of   the   final   rank   list.     In   the   meantime   the<\/p>\n<p>Commission   had   started   advising   candidates   from   the   list.\n<\/p>\n<p>The   present   position   is   that   the   main   list   has   exhausted.\n<\/p>\n<p>In   the   light   of   the   judgment   of   the   apex   Court,   the<\/p>\n<p>supplementary list has automatically ceased to be in force.\n<\/p>\n<p>      4.     Having   considered   the   rival   submissions,   I   feel<\/p>\n<p>that   the   petitioner   cannot   be   granted   the   reliefs   prayed<\/p>\n<p>for.  It is to be taken note of that the petitioner has not<\/p>\n<p>challenged   Ext.P3   short   list   within   a   reasonable   time.\n<\/p>\n<p>None   included   in   that   list   is   a   party   to   this   writ<\/p>\n<p>petition.     No   relief   can   be   granted   to   the   petitioner<\/p>\n<p>behind   the   back   of   those   who   were   included   in   Ext.P3.     On<\/p>\n<p>that   ground   alone   this   writ   petition   is   liable   to   be<\/p>\n<p>dismissed.     I   find   substance   in   the   contention   of   the<\/p>\n<p>Commission   that   the   minimum   mark   of   50   was   stipulated   not<\/p>\n<p>as  a   cut   off   mark   but   taking   into   consideration   the   lowest<\/p>\n<p>mark secured by the candidate who was included in the short<\/p>\n<p>list   having   regard   to   the   number   of   vacancies   reported   and<\/p>\n<p>the number of persons who can be called for interview.  The<\/p>\n<p>fact   that   the   petitioner   did   not   challenge   the   impugned<\/p>\n<p>action   or   the   final   rank   list   within   a   reasonable   time   is<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">WPC 27174\/2006                        4<\/span><\/p>\n<p>also  a   significant   point   in   favour   of   the   respondents.     In<\/p>\n<p>matters   of   this   nature   where   intervening   rights   of   others<\/p>\n<p>who have applied for the same post are involved, any person<\/p>\n<p>who  sleeps   over   his   right   and   thinks   that   he   can   challenge<\/p>\n<p>the   action   whenever   he   wants   to   do   so   according   to   his<\/p>\n<p>whims and fancies will not be granted reliefs by this Court<\/p>\n<p>in   the   exercise   of   the   discretionary   jurisdiction   under<\/p>\n<p>Art.226   of   the   Constitution   of   India.           For   the   above<\/p>\n<p>reasons,   the        writ   petition   must   fail.        Hence   it   is<\/p>\n<p>dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                              K.K.DENESAN<\/p>\n<p>                                                                      Judge<\/p>\n<p>jj<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Anilkumar N.S. vs The State Of Kerala on 15 December, 2006 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 27174 of 2006(I) 1. ANILKUMAR N.S., S\/O.SEKHARAN, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, &#8230; Respondent 2. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, 3. 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