OP (KAT) No. 118 of 2022

## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR** ## **&** **THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED NIAS C.P. TUESDAY, THE 16[TH] DAY OF AUGUST 2022 / 25TH SRAVANA, 1944** ## **OP(KAT) NO. 118 OF 2022** ## **PETITIONER/S:** 1 RATHEESH J.B., AGED 31 YEARS SON OF T. JAYAPALAN, RESIDENT OF J.B. HOUSE, ARUKILL, KUTTICHAL P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM . PHONE NO. 6282791378., PIN - 695574 2 AMAL A.G. AGED 28 YEARS S/O. ASOK KUMAR, RESIDENT OF HARIDEVAMANDIRAM MUTTAPPALAM, PERUNGUZHI P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PHONE: 8606602769.PIN - 695305 3 THAUFEEK.A,AGED 26 YEARS S/O. ASHARAF. H, RESIDENT OF KATTAKKALIL VEEDU, NELLIKKADU, SANTHIGIRI P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PHONE: 8089808648. PIN -695305 4 AKHIL S.AGED 22 YEARS S/O. SUGATHAN. A, RESIDENT OF VALIYA VILA VEEDU, THALACODE, MULLOOR P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PHONE: 8943192527., PIN - 695521 BY ADVS.T.H.ARAVIND T.RAMPRASAD UNNI S.M.PRASANTH R.S.ASWINI SANKAR K.RAMAKUMAR (SR.)(R-245) ## **RESPONDENT/S:** - 1 KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THULASI HILLS, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695004 - 2 DISTRICT OFFICER, DISTRICT OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, THULASI HILLS, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695004 - 3 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695001 - 4 STATE POLICE CHIEF, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695010 - 5 THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE ARMED POLICE BATTALION HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695005 -2- ## **OP (KAT) No. 118 of 2022** |6|THE DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF,| |---|---| ||UNIVERSITY OF KERALA SENATE HOUSE CAMPUS,| ||PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695033| |7|JINU G. VIJAY| ||AGED 22 YEARS| ||S/O K. VIJAYAKUMAR, RESIDENT OF PUTHENVEEDU, NEAR| ||GHSS, KULATHOOR, KULATHOOR P.O,| ||THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 8089340067., PIN - 695583| |8|ACHUT SIVAN, AGED 28 YEARS, S/O SIVAKUMAR P.G,| ||RESIDENT OF KATTIL VEEDU, SIVAM, TC 91/538| ||ORUVATHILKOTTA, ANAYARA PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.| ||PH: 9946642004.PIN - 695029| |9|AJESH S. AGED 29 YEARS| ||S/O SATHYARAJ. J, RESIDENT OF CHAITHRAM| ||KAITHAKONAM, KOTTACKAL P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.| ||PH: 9567571322., PIN - 695124| |10|AL AMEEN, AGED 29 YEARS| ||S/O ABUL RAHIM. A, RESIDENT OF AL-AMEEN MANZIL,| ||KILLY, KOLLODE P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH:| ||9809806121., PIN - 695571| |11|SREENATH S., AGED 25 YEARS| ||S/O SREEDHARAN. S, RESIDENT OF VARUVILAKATHU| ||PUTHEN VEEDU, OORUTTUKALA, NEYYATTINKARA P.O,| ||THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 7293091902., PIN - 695121| |12|AKHIL R., AGED 29 YEARS| ||S/O RAMESAN. R, RESIDENT OF ADVAITHAM| ||CHAKRAPANIPURAM, PUTHUKULANGARA P.O, NEDUMANGAD,| ||THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 9746243723., PIN - 695541| |13|SAROOP STUVERT,AGED 26 YEARS| ||S/O T. STUVERT, RESIDENT OF SAROOP BHAVAN,| ||MULAYARA P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH:| ||8281889935., PIN - 695543| |14|ANANDU M.R.. AGED 26 YEARS| ||S/O MURALEEDHARAN NAIR, RESIDENT OF M.R BHAVAN,| ||KARIKKONAM, VELLANAD. P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.| ||PH: 8593933578., PIN - 695543| |15|VISHNU VIJAY, AGED 25 YEARS| ||S/O VIJAYAKUMARAN NAIR. R, RESIDENT OF VISHNU| ||MANGALAM, VELLANAD P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH:| ||9544898743., PIN - 695543| |16|SHINOY JOHN, AGED 25 YEARS| ||S/O BAIJU K.V, RESIDENT OF BETHESTHA| ||KADUKKAMOODE, URIYACODE P.O, VELLANAD,| ||THIRUVANANTHAPURAM . PH: 8943129302., PIN -| ||695543| -3- ## **OP (KAT) No. 118 of 2022** 17 KANNAN V.,AGED 26 YEARS S/O VIJAYAN, RESIDENT OF MANNARAKONATHU VEEDU, MANNARAKONAM, VATTIYOORKAVU P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 7025882463., PIN - 695013 18 AKHIL KRISHNAN AGED 24 YEARS S/O RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR. P, RESIDENT OF AKHILAM NILAMATHALA, KACHANI, KARAKULAM P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH:9544172582., PIN - 695564 19 VISHNU G.B. NAIR AGED 25 YEARS S/O GIREESH BABU, RESIDENT OF KATTAKKAL VEEDU, NILAMI, EANIKKARA, KARAKULAM P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 8129287161. PIN - 695564 20 GOPI KRISHNAN S.P. AGED 28 YEARS S/O K SURESH KUMAR, RESIDENT OF SWATHY, NEAR SBI, NEDUMANGAD THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 7994761893., PIN - 695541 21 VARUN V. NAIR, AGED 25 YEARS S/O VIKRAMAN NAIR, RESIDENT OF KARTHIKA, KANCHIYOORKONAM, KATTAKADA PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 9562107849., PIN - 695572 22 NITHIN CHANDRAN AGED 30 YEARS S/O RAMACHANDRAN, RESIDENT OF KARTHIKA, MYLAKKARA, MYLAKKARA P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM PH: 9496283829. PIN - 695572 23 ADARSH C.R. AGED 31 YEARS S/O CHENTHAMARAKSHAN. R, RESIDENT OF CHENTHARA, VEDIVACHANCOIL, BHAGAVATHINADA P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 9895777095.PIN - 695501 24 HARIKRISHNA S, AGED 27 YEARS S/O SIVARAJA PILLAI, RESIDENT OF KAVUKUZHI VEEDU, VAVARAKONAM, PEZHUMMOODU, POOVACHAL P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 8129448179., PIN - 695575 25 ANOOP M.R.,AGED 30 YEARS S/O MOHANAN. B, RESIDENT OF ANU NIVAS, AMBALATHINKALA P.O, KATTAKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 9567290096., PIN - 695572 26 NANDA GOPAL G, AGED 25 YEARS S/O GOPALAKRISHNAN, RESIDENT OF KRISHNA VILASAM NADU VEEDU, MANGALAKKAL, AMBALATHINKALA P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 9207299171, PIN - 695572 -4- ## **OP (KAT) No. 118 of 2022** |27|MUHAMMAD ANZAR,AGED 27 YEARS| |---|---| ||S/O BADHSHA. M, RESIDENT OF A.A MANZIL,| ||THOTTUMUKKU, VITHURA P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.| ||PH:8129952108., PIN - 695551| |28|MONILAL M.V.,AGED 28 YEARS| ||S/O VIJAYAN, RESIDENT OF HARILAL PERINGAMALA,| ||KALLIYOOR P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH:| ||8907510107., PIN - 695042| |29|ARAVIND C.B.AGED 25 YEARS| ||S/O. CHANDRAN NAIR. B, RESIDENT OF AMBADI,| ||PAPPACODE, PERUMPAZHUTHOOR P.O,| ||THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 9207258107., PIN - 695126| |30|ANOOP V.,AGED 28 YEARS| ||S/O. VIDHYADHARAN. K, RESIDENT OF KANJANA BHAVAN,| ||AMACHAL, AMACHAL P.O, KATTAKADA,| ||THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 8281973701., PIN - 695572| |31|ABHIJITH S.,AGED 27 YEARS| ||S/O. SAMBASIVAN, RESIDENT OF THADATHARIKATHU| ||VEEDU, KALLIPPARA, NANNIYODE, PACHA P.O,| ||THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 9744845579., PIN - 695562| |32|NITHIN K.S.,AGED 30 YEARS| ||S/O. SUNDARESAN. A, RESIDENT OF SOPANAM METHOD,| ||ANAD P.O, NEDUMANGADU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH:| ||8848982107. PIN - 695544| |33|ASWANI S. BABU,AGED 32 YEARS| ||S/O. SURESH BABU. D, RESIDENT OF BENGLAVIL VEEDU,| ||KIZHAKKUMKARA, KULATHOOR P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.| ||PH: 8129970087., PIN - 695583| |34|DILEEP R.,AGED 26 YEARS| ||S/O. RAJENDRAN, RESIDENT OF KARTHIKA,| ||KIZHAKKEMUDAKKAL, MUDAKKAL P.O,| ||THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 9946501201., PIN - 695103| |35|ANOOP KRISHNAN, AGED 25 YEARS| ||S/O. VENUGOPALAN NAIR, RESIDENT OF KEEZHATHIL| ||VEEDU, SARKARA, CHIRAYINKEEZHU P.O,| ||THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 9746269295,PIN - 695304| |36|ABHIJITH,AGED 26 YEARS| ||S/O. SURESH, RESIDENT OF PULOOR VEEDU,| ||ALATHUKAVU, PONGANADU. P.O, KILIMANOOR,| ||THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 9567649008., PIN - 695601| |37|NITHIN BABU B.S.,AGED 26 YEARS| ||S/O. BABU PILLAI. K, RESIDENT OF VILAYIL VEEDU,| ||PIRAPPANCODE P.O, VENJARAMOODU,| ||THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 9995255197., PIN - 695607| |38|ANANDHU B., AGED 24 YEARS| -5- ## **OP (KAT) No. 118 of 2022** S/O. BHUVANACHANDRAN NAIR. K, RESIDENT OF ANANDHU BHAVAN, PARACKAL, ALIYAD P.O, VENJARAMOODU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 7907846373., PIN - 695607 39 AJITH KUMAR R.B. AGED 27 YEARS S/O. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, RESIDENT OF M.C HOUSE, VELLANCHIRA, PANAVOOR P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 8086016047., PIN - 695568 40 VINOD P.V. AGED 30 YEARS S/O. PRABHAKARAN, RESIDENT OF VIJAYA BHAVAN, POIKAVILA, MUDAPURAM P.O, CHIRAYINKEEZHU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 9495183683., PIN - 695304 41 ARAVIND A.M. AGED 23 YEARS S/O. ANILKUMAR, RESIDENT OF CHITHIRALAYAM, MANNARAM, VINOBANIKETHAN P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 9645891471., PIN - 695542 42 SREEJITH S.L. AGED 26 YEARS S/O. SREEKRISHNAN, RESIDENT OF THURUTHIYILVEDU, PULIMTHURUTHEY, KADAKOM P.O, CHIRAYINKEEZHU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH:9562591528., PIN - 695304 43 HARIPRASAD S.R.AGED 27 YEARS S/O. R. RAJAN, RESIDENT OF HARISREE NIVAS, PERUMKADAVILA P. O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 9633343263, PIN - 695124 44 TERENCE DCRUZ,AGED 26 YEARS S/O. JOSE TELLUS DCRUZ, RESIDENT OF KURISU BHAVANAM, KANJIRACODE, KUNDARA P.O, KOLLAM. PH: 9048923692., PIN - 695501 45 SARATHKUMAR K.S.,AGED 29 YEARS S/O. KUMAR. T, RESIDENT OF K.S BHAVAN, POOVATHOOR P.O, NEDUMANGAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 8075609267., PIN - 695561 46 ALBIN K.V.,AGED 26 YEARS S/O. B. KRISHNAN, RESIDENT OF V.K HOUSE THOONGAMPARA, KANDALA P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 9633214248, PIN - 695512 47 ARUN S.,AGED 28 YEARS S/O. SREEKUMARAN NAIR, RESIDENT OF SREEMATHY VILASAM, KUTTIYANICADU, KEEZHAROOR P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 9020592288., PIN - 695124 48 ABHIJITH V. NAIR AGED 27 YEARS,S/O. K. V. VIJAYAKUMARAN NAIR, -6- ## **OP (KAT) No. 118 of 2022** RESIDENT OF GAYATHRI, VEVILA NAGAR, OOKKODU P.O, NEMOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 9526142908., PIN - 695020 49 MURUKESH M. AGED 26 YEARS S/O. MUTHU. N, RESIDENT OF QTR. NO. VII/32, ISRO STAFF QUARTERS, THUMBA, PALLITHURA P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 8089550242., PIN - 695586 50 KIRAN D.S.,AGED 25 YEARS S/O. DHARMARAJ, RESIDENT OF ITTIYARAKKULAM THARISHU VEEDU, PERUMBOTTUKONAM, NADOORKOLLA, AMARAVILA P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 8086808328.PIN - 695122 51 SREEJITH R.S. AGED 24 YEARS S/O. RAVEENDRAN KANI, RESIDENT OF RODARIKATHU VEEDU, NALAMKALLU, VINOBANIKETHAN P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH:9895062292.PIN - 695542 52 ABHIJITH M.T. AGED 24 YEARS S/O. KRISHNANKUTTY NADAR, RESIDENT OF VAZHAVILAKATHU VEEDU, KANJIRAMPARA P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 9020098114., PIN - 695030 53 RAJEEV R.O. AGED 27 YEARS S/O. RAJENDRAN, RESIDENT OF NAYKKAM VILAKATHU VEEDU, KATTARAKONAM, VINOBANIKETHAN P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 8086729131., PIN - 695542 54 HARIKRISHNAN KISHOR S.B. AGED 25 YEARS S/O. SOMASEKHARAN NAIR, RESIDENT OF KOCHUKARIIKAKAM, MUTHUVILA P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH:9846385040/9544415340., PIN - 695610 55 SYAMLAL V. AGED 25 YEARS S/O. PADMA S, RESIDENT OF PADMAVILASOM, PUTHENVEEDU, THALAYAL, RUSSELPURAM P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 9400924967., PIN - 695501 56 YADHUKRISHNAN V. AGED 24 YEARS S/O. D. VIJAYAKUMAR, RESIDENT OF KIZHAKKE PADAVILA VEEDU, KADAKULAM, PLAMOOTTUKADA P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 8606328393., PIN - 695122 57 KRISHNANUNNY R.,AGED 21 YEARS -7- ## **OP (KAT) No. 118 of 2022** S/O. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, RESIDENT OF KARTHIKA, PERUMKADAVILA P.O, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH:9072457238. PIN - 695124 58 ANANDHU S. AGED 25 YEARS S/O. SURESHKUMAR, RESIDENT OF SUDHASADANAM, EDUVA, BHAGAVATHINADA, P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 9656273443., PIN - 695501 59 MUHAMMED ASIM A. AGED 23 YEARS S/O. ABDUL VAHAB. M, RESIDENT OF IRUTHALAMOOLA ROADARIKATHU VEEDU, THOLICODE P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 7034475772., PIN - 695541 60 RAKESH R.L. AGED 25 YEARS S/O. RADHAKRISHNAN, RESIDENT OF KRISHNA NIVAS, PODIKKILAM, PERAYAM P.O, KOLLAM. PH: 8281878500., PIN - 691503 61 NIDHIN M.S. AGED 25 YEARS S/O. MURALEEDHARAN NAIR, RESIDENT OF GOWRIVILASAM, NAVAIKULAM P.O, NAVAIKULAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 9496046356, PIN - 695603 62 AKHILESH AGED 28 YEARS S/O. CHRISTUDAS, RESIDENT OF SMITHA BHAVAN, CHEMBOOR, OTTASEKHARAMANGALAM P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PH: 9633454020, PIN - 695125 THIS OP KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11.08.2022, THE COURT 16-08-2022 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: -8- **OP (KAT) No. 118 of 2022** ## **A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR. J., & MOHAMMED NIAS.C.P.J.** **…..................................................................................** **OP (KAT) No. 118 of 2022** **…................................................................................ Dated this the 16[th] day of August, 2022** ## JUDGMENT ## Mohammed Nias.C.P.,J. The above OP (KAT) is filed by the original applicant before the Tribunal challenging the dismissal of the original application filed for a declaration that Annexure-A1 rank list will continue to be in force till the publication of the new ranked list, after 30-6-2020 or till the expiry of three years from the date of publication of the ranked list whichever is earlier and for a consequential direction to the Kerala Public Service Commission (“KPSC” for short) to advise from the said rank list. 2. The applicants were included in Annexure -A1 ranked list for the post of Police Constable (Armed Police Battalion) (KAP-III) of the Pathanamthitta District which was brought into force on 1-7-2019 pursuant -9- ## **OP (KAT) No. 118 of 2022** to Annexure A2 notification dated 30-10-2017 issued by the KPSC. The applicants contended that since the notification is for appointment to the post of Civil Police Officer and not for any training course, the **first** proviso to Rule 13 of the KPSC Rules of Procedure, 1976 is applicable and the validity of the ranked list is to be determined with reference to the said Rule, and therefore, Annexure – A1 ranked list will remain valid up to 306-2020 and all the vacancies which arose during that time, has to be filled up from the said list. This was resisted by the respondents contending that when the notification itself prescribed the period of validity of the rank list and that by a Government Order dated 16-1-2013, “inservice training” in Annexure-A18 Order has been corrected as “pre-service training”, the applicants argument that the training is an service one is misplaced. It was further contended that since there was no challenge to the notification, the applicants were bound by the clause therein that prescribed a validity period of one year for the ranked list. 3. The Tribunal after considering the rival contentions found that though the applicants raised an arguable question as to whether the training in the instant case is one after entry into service or not, the prayers sought -10- ## **OP (KAT) No. 118 of 2022** for in the Original Application cannot be granted as Annexure A2 notification specifically stated that the ranked list shall cease to be in force after the expiry of one year from the date of its finalisation and, therefore, the candidates who responded to Annexure A2 notification were well aware of the same even while making the application. The application with such a provision is not challenged and in the absence of challenge to the same, the declaration that was sought for in the Original application cannot be granted. The Tribunal further found that the declaration was sought after the expiry of the rank list and on these grounds the Original Application was dismissed. It is the said order that is challenged before us. 4. The Learned Senior Counsel Sri. K. Ramakumar assisted by Sri. Rama Prasad Unni, challenges the order of the Tribunal on three grounds. Firstly, the learned Senior Counsel argues that going by Article 309 or Article 320, the recruitment contemplated is one to a service not for training. Secondly, he argues that there cannot be a discrimination among the applicants to the post under the State dividing the applicants into one for training and otherwise and the same would be unconstitutional and that the duty of the KPSC is to conduct examinations for appointment to the services of the State and their Rules of Procedure cannot override the -11- ## **OP (KAT) No. 118 of 2022** statutory rules. He relies on the decision of this Court in **Appukuttan Pillay v. KPSC 1984 KLT 884** to fortify his contention that the Rules of Procedure notified as executive orders cannot have statutory force and therefore, it cannot run counter to the statutory provisions. Since the recruitment is for the post and not for training, Rule 13 of the KPSC Rules of Procedure will not apply and, therefore, the ranked list will have a validity of three years. The learned Senior counsel also points out that the Tribunal itself found that they had an arguable case on the above contentions and despite the same, dismissed the Original Application. 5. The learned Standing Counsel for the PSC Sri. P.C. Sasidharan contends that the notification itself specified that the ranked list published pursuant to the notification shall cease to be in force after one year from the date of its finalisation. He also argues that the period of training is excluded for all purposes and the candidates start their probation only after training. He also brings to our notice that the pleadings in the original application proceeds as if the notification did not mention about the validity of the rank list, which is factually wrong as the notification did mention it. Lastly, he argues that the original application itself was filed after the expiry -12- ## **OP (KAT) No. 118 of 2022** of the period of the ranked list and therefore, the Tribunal rightly rejected the prayers sought for. 6. Having considered the rival submissions and perusing the records, we find ourselves unable to interfere with the order of the Tribunal for the reasons to follow: - At the outset, we have to note that the notification in question for the post of Civil Police Officer (Police Constable ) dated 30-12-2017, Annexure-A2, itself specified that the ranked list prepared consequent to the selection, operated only for one year from the date of finalisation of the rank list. The candidates, applicants were aware of the same and still chose to participate in the selection process. Even when they approached the Tribunal on the ground that the validity cannot be restricted to one year, there was no challenge at all to the notification which had a specific stipulation on its validity. As a matter of fact, the OA proceeds on the ground that no specific period or date on which the rank list would expire was specified in Annexure A2, as is seen from Paragraph 3 of the Original Application and grounds taken. In the absence of any challenge to the notification, the Tribunal was right in not considering the questions raised. -13- ## **OP (KAT) No. 118 of 2022** We find nothing wrong in the said finding of the Tribunal. As rightly found by the Tribunal, the challenge in this case was made after the expiry of the rank list. In the instant case, the decision cited by the learned Senior Counsel in ( **Kerala Unemployment Solution Committee and Others v. PSC and Others 1988 KHC 343)** will not came to the rescue of the petitioners. 7. It is also pertinent to note that the applicant had sought for relaxation under Rule 39 of Part II KS & SSR, which also shows that they were otherwise not entitled to be considered for selection. We do not find that the Tribunal has committed any illegality in dismissing the application filed by the petitioners. In the result, this OP KAT fails and it is dismissed. ## **Sd/- A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR, JUDGE** ## **Sd/-MOHAMMED NIAS C.P., JUDGE** ani/16/8/ /TRUE COPY/ -14- ## **OP (KAT) No. 118 of 2022** ## **APPENDIX OF OP(KAT) 118/2022** ## PETITIONER ANNEXURES |Annexure A1|TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE| |---|---| ||RANKED LIST NO. 369/19/DOT, UNDER| ||CATEGORY NO. 657/2017 PUBLISHED BY THE| ||KPSC FOR THE ABOVE POST, WHICH WAS| ||BROUGHT INTO FORCE W.E.F. 01/07/2019| ||PUBLISHED BY THE KPSC| |Annexure A2|TRUE COPY OF THE EXTRA-ORDINARY GAZATTE| ||DATED 30/12/2017 CATEGORY NO. 657/2017| ||PUBLISHED BY THE KPSC| |Annexure A3|TRUE COPY OF THE EXTRA ORDINARY GAZETTE| ||NOTIFICATION DATED 30/12/2019 PUBLISHED| ||BY THE KPSC UNDER CATEGORY NOS. 383-| ||390/2019| |Annexure A4|TRUE COPY OF THE ADVICE LETTER NO.| ||DTG(1)66190/18 DATED 18/02/2020 ISSUED| ||BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT| |Annexure A5|TRUE COPY OF THE PRESS RELEASE| ||NO.PR(1)01/2020/GW/38 DATED 30/03/2020| ||OF THE KPSC| |Annexure A6|TRUE COPY OF THE GO(MS) NO. 48/2011/HOME| ||DATED 18/02/2011 OF GOVT. OF KERALA| |Annexure A7|TRUE COPY OF THE GO(MS) NO.| ||157/2015/HOME DATED 30/07/2015 OF GOVT.| ||OF KERALA| |Annexure A8|TRUE COPY OF THE GO(MS) NO. 55/2017/HOME| ||DATED 22/03/2017 OF GOVT. OF KERALA| |Annexure A9|TRUE COPY OF GO(MS) NO.130/2020/HOME| ||DATED 18/06/2020 OF GOVT. OF KERALA| |Annexure A10|TRUE COPY OF THE INFORMATION NO.| ||I3(RTI)-119550/2017/PHQ DATED 17/08/2017| ||OBTAINED UNDER RTI ACT| |Annexure A11|TRUE COPY OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE DATED| ||17/07/2017 WHICH LED TO ANNEXURE A-10| ||REPLY| |Annexure A12|TRUE COPY OF THE D.O NO. 600/2019 T| ||DATED 08/08/2019 ISSUED BY THE DISTRICT| ||POLICE CHIEF| |Annexure A13|TRUE COPY OF THE .CO NO. 891/2019/TC| ||DATED 30/07/2019 ISSUED BY THE INSPECTOR| ||GENERAL OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM| ||CITY| **OP (KAT) No. 118 of 2022** |Annexure A14|TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO. I3(RTI)-| |---|---| ||60494/2020/PHQ DATED 29/06/2020 OBTAINED| ||UNDER RTI ACT| |Annexure A16|TRUE COPY OF APPOINTMENT ORDER NO.A2-| ||8739/2020/KAP-III DATED 24.11..2020 OF| ||THE COMMANDANT, KERALA ARMED FORCE| ||BATTALION-III, PATHANAMTHITTA| |Annexure A15|TRUE COPY OF KERALA POLICE SUBORDINATE| ||SERVICE (ARMED POLICE BATTALIONS)| ||SPECIAL RULES, 1984| |Annexure A17|TRUE COPY OF G.O.(MS) NO. 179/2020/HOME| ||DATED 24..09..2020 OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT| ||(NOT FIRST RESPONDENT)| |Annexure A18|TRUE COPY OF GO (MS) NO. 185/2011/HOME| ||DATED 22..08..2011 OF THE THIRD| ||RESPONDENT (NOT FIRST RESPONDENT)| |Exhibit P1|TRUE COPY OF ORIGINAL APPLICATION DATED| ||27..07..2020 IN O.A. NO. 1097 OF 2020| ||FILED BY THE PETITIONERS AND OTHERS| ||ALONG WITH INDEX AND SYNOPSIS IN O.A.| |Exhibit P2|TRUE COPY OF REPLY STATEMENT FILED ON| ||BEHALF OF THE FIRST AND SECOND| ||RESPONDENTS IN O.A. NO. 1097 OF 2020 IN| ||NOVEMBER, 2020 ON THE FILE OF THE KERALA| ||ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,| ||THIRUVANANTHAPURAM| |Exhibit P3|TRUE COPY OF REPLY STATEMENT DATED| ||02..03..2021 IN O.A. NO. 1097 OF 2020 ON| ||THE FILE OF THE KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE| ||TRIBUNAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM FILED ON| ||BEHALF OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT GOVERNMENT| ||OF KERALA| |Exhibit P4|TRUE COPY OF RE-JOINDER DATED| ||07..01..2022 FILED BY THE PETITIONERS| ||AND OTHERS IN O.A. NO. 1097 OF 2020 ON| ||THE FILE OF THE KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE| ||TRIBUNAL| |ExhibitP5|TRUE COPY OF ORDER DT/. 06..04..2022 IN| ||O.A. NO. 1097 OF 2020 ON THE FILE OF THE| ||KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,| ||THIRUVANANTHAPURAM|