{"id":259397,"date":"2008-10-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-15T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/indulekha-b-s-vs-kerala-public-service-commission-on-16-october-2008"},"modified":"2014-09-02T01:16:09","modified_gmt":"2014-09-01T19:46:09","slug":"indulekha-b-s-vs-kerala-public-service-commission-on-16-october-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/indulekha-b-s-vs-kerala-public-service-commission-on-16-october-2008","title":{"rendered":"Indulekha B.S vs Kerala Public Service Commission on 16 October, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
Indulekha B.S vs Kerala Public Service Commission on 16 October, 2008<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 18424 of 2008(R)\n\n\n1. INDULEKHA B.S , AGE 33 YEARS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. SUJAMOL.M.,AGED 33 YEARS\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. SECRETARY\n\n3. DISTRICT OFFICER\n\n4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION\n\n                For Petitioner  :DR.GEORGE ABRAHAM\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice ANTONY DOMINIC\n\n Dated :16\/10\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                      ANTONY DOMINIC, J\n\n\n     ---------------------------------------------------------\n           W.P.(C).Nos.18424,18763,18916,19536,\n                    20204,20269&25692\/08\n      --------------------------------------------------------\n\n         Dated this the 16th day of October, 2008\n\n\n\n                              JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
     The issue raised in these writ petitions is regarding<\/p>\n
sustainability of the claim of the petitioners for publication<\/p>\n
of additional rank lists for the post of HSA(English).<\/p>\n
     2. It is stated that, on 26.4.2002, a common<\/p>\n
notification was issued by the PSC for filling up the post of<\/p>\n
HSA (English)in all the Districts in the State. Written tests<\/p>\n
were held on 21.10.2004 and shortlists were published<\/p>\n
sometime in early 2005. In so far as these writ petitions are<\/p>\n
concerned, petitioners are candidates who participated in<\/p>\n
the        selection    process     for    Kollam,     Kozhikode,<\/p>\n
Thiruvananthapuram and Kottayam Districts and ranked lists<\/p>\n
were published on 20.9.2005,21.10.2005, 8.6.2005 and<\/p>\n
WP(c).No.18424\/2008 & Ors.      2<\/span><\/p>\n
30.8.2005 respectively. Similarly, rank lists were also<\/p>\n
published in so far as the other Districts in the State are<\/p>\n
concerned.\n<\/p>\n
     3.    During 2005, several      writ petitions were filed<\/p>\n
before   this    court    seeking orders   for  publication of<\/p>\n
additional ranked lists, for 8 Districts, other than the<\/p>\n
aforesaid four Districts and       Pathanamthitta and Idukki<\/p>\n
Districts. These writ petitions were disposed of by a Division<\/p>\n
Bench of this Court in the judgment reported in Ajayan V.<\/p>\n
Sate of Kerala<\/a> (2006(3)KLT 854). The Public Service<\/p>\n
Commission challenged the aforesaid judgment before the<\/p>\n
Apex Court by filing special leave       petitions which were<\/p>\n
dismissed by order dated 26.3.2008, on the ground that it<\/p>\n
was not maintainable as PSC had no locus standi in the<\/p>\n
matter. It is stated that, implementing the said judgment,<\/p>\n
shortlists for 8 districts covered by the judgment reported in<\/p>\n
Ajayan’s case were          published and the steps for the<\/p>\n
publication of the additional ranked lists have been taken.<\/p>\n
 WP(c).No.18424\/2008 & Ors.      3<\/span><\/p>\n
     4. Though the judgment reported in Ajayan’s case<\/p>\n
was rendered in writ petitions filed in 2005, these present<\/p>\n
writ      petitions        concerning  Kollam,     Kozhikode,<\/p>\n
Thiruvananthapuram and Kottayam Districts were filed in<\/p>\n
July, August and September 2008 and relief similar to what<\/p>\n
was granted in Ajayan’s case is prayed for.<\/p>\n
       5. The contention raised is that, the petitioners being<\/p>\n
candidates similarly situated like the petitioners who filed<\/p>\n
the earlier batch of writ petitions should also get the benefit<\/p>\n
of the judgment in Ajayan’s case and that the PSC should<\/p>\n
publish additional ranked lists concerning these districts as<\/p>\n
well. Counsel for the petitioners claim parity in treatment<\/p>\n
relying on the judgments reported in State of Karnataka &<\/p>\n
Ors V. C. Lalitha<\/a> (2006(1) Supreme Today 640),<\/p>\n
Somukuttan Nair V. State of Kerala<\/a> (1997(1)KLT 6901)<\/p>\n
and K.T. Veerappa & Ors V. State of Karnataka and<\/p>\n
Ors<\/a>.(2006(9) SCC 406).\n<\/p>\n
 WP(c).No.18424\/2008 & Ors.      4<\/span><\/p>\n
       6. The standing Counsel for the Public Service<\/p>\n
Commission submits that though the SLP filed against the<\/p>\n
judgment in Ajayan’s case supra was dismissed,           review<\/p>\n
petition filed before the Apex Court is pending and that<\/p>\n
pending consideration of the review, the judgment has been<\/p>\n
implemented in so far as the 8 districts covered by the<\/p>\n
judgment are concerned. It is stated that, in so far as other<\/p>\n
Districts are concerned, no direction has been issued by this<\/p>\n
court and they have not implemented the judgment. It is<\/p>\n
stated that          fresh notification has been issued for<\/p>\n
preparation of ranked        lists. It is  contended that the<\/p>\n
petitioners herein are guilty of delay and laches and that<\/p>\n
even for claiming the benefit of the judgment, the conduct<\/p>\n
of the party concerned is relevant. They are also heavily<\/p>\n
relying on the judgment in Ajayan’s case, where it has<\/p>\n
been held as follows;\n<\/p>\n
           “Those who have not challenged the list so far,<\/p>\n
           even if similarly placed, will not be entitled to the<\/p>\n
 WP(c).No.18424\/2008 & Ors.     5<\/span><\/p>\n
           benefits as they have slept over the matter for<\/p>\n
           years.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n
     7. It is contended that in so far as the petitioners<\/p>\n
herein are concerned, though the final ranked lists were<\/p>\n
published way back in 2005, they have slept over their<\/p>\n
rights and approached this court        belatedly, only in July,<\/p>\n
August and September, 2008. According to the PSC for this<\/p>\n
reason     itself,   petitioners  have   rendered   themselves<\/p>\n
disentitled to any relief in this writ petition.<\/p>\n
     8. Public Service Commission would also invite my<\/p>\n
attention to the judgment in WP(c).No.20521\/2005, filed by<\/p>\n
candidates from the Kozhikode District, which was dismissed<\/p>\n
by     this Court. It is pointed out that this judgment was<\/p>\n
confirmed by the Division Bench in W.A.No.1738\/2008,<\/p>\n
though on the ground of delay. Counsel for the PSC also<\/p>\n
referred to me, the judgment of the Full Bench reported in<\/p>\n
Sathydevan V. PSC (2008(1) KLT 289), where the              Full<\/p>\n
Bench has confined the relief granted only to the parties to<\/p>\n
 WP(c).No.18424\/2008 & Ors.     6<\/span><\/p>\n
the judgment. On this basis, PSC prays for dismissal of the<\/p>\n
writ petitions.\n<\/p>\n
      9. As already noticed, the judgment reported in<\/p>\n
Ajayan’s case was rendered by this court on 13.6.2006 in<\/p>\n
writ petitions which were       filed in 2005. Admittedly, the<\/p>\n
petitioners herein have approached this court only in July,<\/p>\n
August and September, 2008. The question is whether by<\/p>\n
reason of the delay in filing the writ petitions and asserting<\/p>\n
their rights, the petitioners       have rendered themselves<\/p>\n
disentitled to the relief sought for.\n<\/p>\n
      10. In my view, answer has in          the judgment in<\/p>\n
Ajayan’s case          itself by which   the earlier round of<\/p>\n
litigations were disposed of. In that judgment it has been<\/p>\n
held that those who have not challenged the lists so far,<\/p>\n
will not be entitled to the benefits as they have slept over<\/p>\n
the matter for years.\n<\/p>\n
      11. However, the learned counsel for the petitioners<\/p>\n
wanted me to understand this finding of the Division Bench<\/p>\n
 WP(c).No.18424\/2008 & Ors.    7<\/span><\/p>\n
as one applying to the two Homeo Medical Officers’ writ<\/p>\n
petitions which were also considered along with the writ<\/p>\n
petitions filed by candidates for HSA post. I am not in a<\/p>\n
position to restrict the impact of the aforesaid findings in the<\/p>\n
manner as canvassed by the counsel for the writ petitioners.<\/p>\n
There cannot be a different law of limitation or delay or<\/p>\n
laches for Homeo Medical Officers.\n<\/p>\n
    12. Even for claiming the benefit of a judgment, the<\/p>\n
conduct of the party is relevant and if claim is raised is<\/p>\n
belatedly, Court will decline relief. This has been accepted<\/p>\n
by the Apex Court in the judgment reported in U.P. Jal<\/p>\n
Nigam & Another V. Jaswant Singh & another<\/a>(2006<\/p>\n
(11)SCC 464) and A.P. Steel Re-rolling Mill Ltd. State<\/p>\n
of Kerala (2007(2)SCC 725).            These judgments were<\/p>\n
followed by a Division Bench        of this court in State of<\/p>\n
Kerala V. Thirumeni<\/a>(2007(4)KLT 938). In fact that is<\/p>\n
also a case where the benefit of previous judgments were<\/p>\n
declined on the ground of delay and laches. Therefore,<\/p>\n
 WP(c).No.18424\/2008 & Ors.     8<\/span><\/p>\n
though       the petitioners are similarly situated to the<\/p>\n
beneficiaries of the judgment reported in Ajayan’s case,<\/p>\n
by reason of delay itself they have rendered themselves<\/p>\n
ineligible for the benefits thereof.\n<\/p>\n
     13. Learned counsel for the petitioners relied on the<\/p>\n
judgment reported in        State of Karnataka & Ors V. C.<\/p>\n
Lalitha<\/a> (2006(1) Supreme Today 640) and claimed that if<\/p>\n
relief has been granted in respect of a similarly situated<\/p>\n
person, the same should be extended to all other persons. A<\/p>\n
reading of the judgment shows that, it was rendered in a<\/p>\n
case where the seniority was restored to a person,<\/p>\n
following a judgment, while the same benefit was declined<\/p>\n
to similarly situated persons. It is clear that if seniority is<\/p>\n
revised following a judgment, all those who are included in<\/p>\n
the seniority list are also eligible for the benefits thereof. In<\/p>\n
this case, the law laid down by the Apex court in the<\/p>\n
aforesaid judgment can have no relevance especially since<\/p>\n
separate ranked lists have been published for each Districts.<\/p>\n
 WP(c).No.18424\/2008 & Ors.    9<\/span><\/p>\n
In so far as the decision reported in Somukuttan Nair V.<\/p>\n
State of Kerala<\/a>(1997(1) KLT 601) is concerned, this court<\/p>\n
only reiterated the settled legal position     that    once a<\/p>\n
general declaration of law is made the same has to be<\/p>\n
applied uniformly to all. When appreciated in the context of<\/p>\n
the law laid down by the Apex Court that even for claiming<\/p>\n
the benefit of the judgment, the conduct of the party is<\/p>\n
relevant,    I am not in a position to apply the aforesaid<\/p>\n
judgment to the facts of these cases at this distance of time<\/p>\n
and hold that the petitioners are entitled to the relief in this<\/p>\n
writ petition. In my view, the petitioners are guilty of delay<\/p>\n
and laches and therefore they are not entitled to relief<\/p>\n
sought for. The position canvassed by the standing counsel<\/p>\n
for the PSC is supported by the Full Bench decision reported<\/p>\n
in Sathydevan V. PSC(2008(1)KLT 289).\n<\/p>\n
     Counsel for the petitioners contended that unless<\/p>\n
prejudice is caused, delay or laches cannot result in denial<\/p>\n
of relief to them. I am not impressed by this submission.<\/p>\n
 WP(c).No.18424\/2008 & Ors.    10<\/span><\/p>\n
Once the lists were exhausted PSC has already issued<\/p>\n
notification for preparing fresh ranked list. If additional<\/p>\n
ranked lists are ordered to be published, necessarily there<\/p>\n
will be reduction in vacancies available to those who are<\/p>\n
offering their candidature in response to the notification<\/p>\n
and these candidates are certainly prejudiced.<\/p>\n
       On an over all consideration of the facts, I am not<\/p>\n
satisfied that the petitioners have made out a case for<\/p>\n
interference.\n<\/p>\n
     Writ Petitions fail and are dismissed.\n<\/p>\n
\n
                               ANTONY DOMINIC
\n                                      JUDGE<\/p>\n
vi.\n<\/p>\n
WP(c).No.18424\/2008 & Ors.    11<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court Indulekha B.S vs Kerala Public Service Commission on 16 October, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 18424 of 2008(R) 1. INDULEKHA B.S , AGE 33 YEARS, … Petitioner 2. SUJAMOL.M.,AGED 33 YEARS Vs 1. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION … Respondent 2. SECRETARY 3. DISTRICT OFFICER 4. 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