OP (KAT) No.109 of 2021, against the order/judgment in OA (EKM) No.1879/2020 dated 12-01-2021 of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal, Ernakulam Bench

**IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALEXANDER THOMAS** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K. BABU** **FRIDAY, THE 09TH DAY OF APRIL 2021 / 19TH CHAITHRA, 1943** **OP(KAT).No.109 OF 2021** **AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN OA (EKM) 1879/2020 DATED 12-01-2021 OF KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM** ## **PETITIONER/RESPONDENT NO.3:** **THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 004, KERALA.** **BY ADV. SHRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC, KPSC** ## **RESPONDENTS/APPLICANTS & RESPONDENT NOS.1,2,4 & 5:** **1 SIBIN M.P. AGED 23 YEARS S/O.BABY M.P., MUTHANGAPARAMBIL NAYYAR, ANAKKARA P.O., PALAKKAD, KERALA - 679 551. MOB NO.7034057706 2 DHANYA RAJ AGED 25 YEARS D/O.RAJEEV K., DHANYA BHAVAN, EDAKODU, CHADAYAMANGALAM P.O., KOLLAM, KERALA - 691 534. MOB NO.8943270645 3 ANOOP N.P. AGED 27 YEARS S/O.MANIKANDAN N.P., NAVOORI PARAMBIL (H), ALANALLUR P.O., PALAKKAD, KERALA - 678 601. MOB NO.9946140686 4 ANAGHA S.V., AGED 27 YEARS D/O.VAISHAK VINOD, AVENUE NEAR POONKAV TEMPLE, EDAKKAD P.O., KANNUR, KERALA - 670 663. MOB NO.9633393126 5 JISMA VIJAYAN AGED 28 YEARS D/O.V.A.VIJAYAN, VELOO(H), THOZHIYOOR P.O., ANJOOR, THRISSUR, KERALA - 680 520.** O.P (KAT) No.109 of 2021 2 **6 HARITHA DAS C.H. AGED 24 YEARS D/O.HARIDAS C.C., CHAKKALAKKAL (H), CHEERAL P.O., KAZHAMABAKUNNU, SULTHANBATHERY, WAYANAD, KERALA - 673 595. MOB NO.9747096890** **7 SRUTHI K.S. AGED 25 YEARS D/O.SUBRAMANIYAN K.K., KANNAN KOTTIL, VELIYANOOR P.O., THAMARAKKAD, KOTTAYAM, KERALA - 686 634. MOB NO.7025063733 8 KRISHNA DAS K.M. AGED 24 YEARS S/O.VELAYUDHAN K.M., KALLADATHOOR HOUSE, KALLADATHOOR P.O., KUMARANELLOOR, PALAKKAD, KERALA - 679 552. MOB NO.8086654539 9 ROHITHA O.K. AGED 24 YEARS D/O.DHAMODHARAN O.K., OTHAYOTH KANDI (H), KALPATHOOR P.O., MEPPAYOOR, KOZHIKKOD, KERALA - 673 524. MOB NO.7907117746** **10 AISWARYA P. AGED 24 YEARS D/O.SASIDHARAN P., PATHRIKKAD HOUSE, CHEMMARIYOD P.O., MALAPPURAM, KERALA - 679 325. MOB NO.9656223169 11 DRISHYA K.L. AGED 23 YEARS D/O.KUNHIRAMAN, KANNADIPOYIL, MEPPAYOOR, KOZHIKODE - 673 524. MOB NO.8075510218** **12 NEETHU A. AGED 24 YEARS D/O.ANTONY SAVIOUR J.A., A BHAVAN, KURKKAMOOLA, KANCHAMPAZHINJI P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 6955, KERALA. MOB NO.9496102652** O.P (KAT) No.109 of 2021 3 **13 ARYA CHANDRAN AGED 23 YEARS D/O.JAYASREE B., MAMOOTTIL THEKKETHIL VEEDU, NEDUVENNOR, AVANISWARAM P.O., KOLLAM - 691 508, KERALA. MOB NO.9605211013** **14 HABEEBA Z. AGED 23 YEARS D/O.JUBEERALI J., HABI MANSIL, KANJIRAMKUNNAM, KODUMP P.O., PALAKKAD - 678 551, KERALA. MOB NO.9744586028** **15 JIBI S.S. AGED 23 YEARS S/O.SAM JUSTIN J., JINI BHAVAN, KARIPRAKONAM, PERUMPAZHATHOOR P.O., NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 126, KERALA. MOB NO.9526771009** **16 ANITHA K.K. AGED 26 YEARS D/O.KUNJU KUNJU S., K.K.BHAVAN, MYLOM P.O., KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM - 691 560, KERALA. MOB NO.8592981466** **17 SARATH CHANDRAN C. AGED 25 YEARS S/O.CHANDRA BABU, SARATH BHAVAN, VILAYALIL BHAGAM, KOOVOOR, VAYALA P.O., ANJAL, KOLLAM - 691 306, KERALA. MOB NO.8129667785** **18 RANJITHA R. AGED 28 YEARS W/O.BINU M., RANJINI NIVAS, DASANNUR H., MATTATHUKKAD P.O., PALAKKAD - 678 581, KERALA. MOB NO.9645299974** **19 JEENA I.J. AGED 24 YEARS W/O.AJEESH V.S., NEDIYAVILA VEEDU, VANDITHADAM, VELLAYANI P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 522, KERALA. MOB NO.9020536820** O.P (KAT) No.109 of 2021 4 **20 BABUKUTTAN AGED 25 YEARS S/O.V.S.BOBAN, VELIYAMPARAMBIL (H), PANACHEPPALLY P.O., KANJIRAPPALLY, KOTTAYAM - 686 518, KERALA. MOB NO.9847073706** **21 JIJI A.V. AGED 24 YEARS S/O.APPUKUTTAN NADAR, BHARGAVI SADANAM, POONKULAM, VELLAYANI P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 522, KERALA. MOB NO.8590539261** **22 ANCY T.M. AGED 26 YEARS D/O.THOMSON, VIRALIVILA VEEDU, VADAVOORKONAM, AYIRA P.O., PARASSALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 502, KERALA. MOB NO.9446246942** **23 STEPHIYA S.G. AGED 24 YEARS D/O.STEPHEN R., MUNDA PLAVU NINNA, THEKKEY PUTHENVEEDU, NELLIKAKUZHI, KANJIRAMKULAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 524, KERALA. MOB NO.8943464022** **24 SIDHARDH A.S.KUMAR AGED 23 YEARS S/O.SUGANDHA KUMAR, LAKSHMI BHAVAN, CHOOTTAYIKAVU, MITHIRMOOLA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 610, KERALA. MOB NO.9946776650 25 ANJALI V.S. AGED 24 YEARS D/O.M.THIRVIKRAMAN PILLAI, VAKKAYIL, PADINJATTETHIL, VILAKUDY P.O., KUNNIKODU - 691 508, KERALA. MOB NO.9947886961** O.P (KAT) No.109 of 2021 5 **26 VRINDA VIJAY AGED 24 YEARS D/O.VIJAYAKUMAR VRINDA VIJAY VAKKAYIL PADINJATTETHIL, VILAKUDY P.O., VILAKKUDY - 691 508, KERALA. MOB NO.8547055166** **27 DEEPU K. AGED 24 YEARS S/O.KUNJIRAMAN NAIR, VATTAKANDY MEETHAL (H), KARAYADU P.O., MEPPAYYOOR, KOZHIKKODU - 673 524, KERALA. MOB NO.8075352158** **28 BLESSY M.A. AGED 23 YEARS, D/O.MOHANAN N., BLESSY BHAVAN, UNDENCODE, MEKKINKARA, COLONY VEEDU, ELLUVILA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 504, KERALA. MOB NO.6235368096** - **29 ABHINRAJ B. AGED 25 YEARS S/O.BABURAJ,VATTAKANDY(H), KARAYAD P.O., MEPPAYYOOR KOZHIKKODU - 673 524, KERALA. MOB NO.8086100221** **30 ABHIRAMI S.S. AGED 23 YEARS D/O.SURESH KUMAR R., SURESH BHAVAN, PATTAKULAM, VEERANKAVU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 69557, KERALA. MOB NO.7510171589** **31 DRISHYA RAJ AGED 23 YEARS D/O.RAJASEKHARAN NAIR, DIVYA BHAVAN, PALLICKAL P.O., KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM - 691 566, KERALA. MOB NO.8943034823** O.P (KAT) No.109 of 2021 6 - **32 VINEESH K.M. AGED 24 YEARS S/O.MADHU K.K., KALARICKAL HOUSE, AGALI P.O., NELLIPPATHY, PALAKKAD - 678 581, KERALA. MOB NO.7736210329** - **33 VIDYA V. AGED 25 YEARS D/O.VIJAYAKUMAR B., CHARIVILLAPUTHEN VEEDU, PADINJATTELA, MADAVOORPALLICKAL P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 670, KERALA. MOB NO9072420854** **34 THASLEEMA S. AGED 24 YEARS D/O.BADARUDEEN, THASNI MANSIL, MADAVOOR, PALLICKAL P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 602, KERALA. MOB NO.9048417562** - **35 SINI R.C. AGED 24 YEARS W/O.SAJAN ROSE P.T., ALAKETTY VEEDU, PAVARA, KANDI P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 506, KERALA. MOB NO.7034795588** - **36 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT AND FARMERS WELFARE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.** - **37 THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT AND FARMERS WELFARE VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 033.** - **38 KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, PANANCHAKAM COLONY, MANNUTHY, THRISSUR, KERALA.** O.P (KAT) No.109 of 2021 7 **39 ANJUMOL P. AGE AND FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THESE APPLICANTS, PULIKKAPARAMBIL HOUSE, VILAYIL POST, KUZHIMANNA VIA, MALAPPURAM - 673 641.** **R1-35 BY ADV. SRI.C.A.MAJEED R1-35 BY ADV. SRI.K.H.ASIF R1-35 BY ADV. SRI.P.B.UNNIKRISHNAN NAIR R1-35 BY ADV. SMT.MOLTY MAJEED R1-35 BY ADV. SRI.RUBEN GEORGE ROCK** **SRI.C.A.MAJEED, SRI.B.UNNIKRISHNA KAIMAL, GOVT.PLEADER** **THIS OP KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09.04.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** O.P (KAT) No.109 of 2021 8 ## **ALEXANDER THOMAS & K.BABU, JJ.** ----------------------------------------------- ## **O.P (KAT) No.109 of 2021** [A _rising out of the impugned interim order dated 12-01-2021 in O.A (Ekm)No.1879/2020 of KAT, Ekm. Bench_ ] ----------------------------------------------- Dated this the 9[th] day of April, 2021 ## **JUDGMENT** ## **ALEXANDER THOMAS, J.** The prayers in the afore captioned Original Petition (KAT) filed under Articles 226 & 227 of the Constitution of India are as follows ## (See page No.19 of the paper book of this O.P): - _“(i) To set aside Ext.P2 order of the Hon'ble Tribunal in O.A (Ekm) No.1879/2020 dated 12-01-2021 and thereby dismiss the interim orders dated 12-01-2021, 03-02-2021 & 12/02/2021 the original application._ - _(ii) To issue such other writ, order or direction as this Honourable Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.”_ 2. Heard Sri.P.C.Sasidharan, learned Standing Counsel for the Kerala Public Service Commission appearing for the petitioner in the O.P/R3 in the O.A, Sri.C.A.Majeed, learned Advocate appearing for contesting respondents 1 to 35 in the O.P/original applicants in the O.A, Sri.B.Unnikrishna Kaimal, learned Government Pleader appearing for R36 & R37 and Sri.Robson Paul, learned Standing Counsel for the Kerala Agricultural University appearing for R38. In O.P (KAT) No.109 of 2021 9 the nature of the orders proposed to be passed by this Court in this petition notice to contesting respondent No.39 herein/R5 in the O.A will stand dispensed with. 3. The prayers in the instant Ext.P1 Original Application, O.A(Ekm) No.1879/2020 filed by the contesting respondents 1 to 35 herein before the Kerala Administrative Tribunal, Ernakulam Bench are as follows (See page Nos.39 & 40 of this paper book): |_“(i)_|_Call for the records leading to Anxs.A1 to A7 and set aside_| |---|---| ||_the Anx.A3 short list to the extend it includes the 5th_| ||_respondent and similar candidates, who are ineligible as_| ||_per the qualification for the post of Agricultural Assistants_| ||_Grade II vide Anx.A1 or Anx.A2_| |_(ii)_|_Set aside Anx.A7 rejection orders issued by the 3rd_| ||_respondent issued to the applicants 2-35._| |_(iii)_|_Direct the 3rd respondent to retain the applicants in List I of_| ||_Anx.A3 short list._| |_(iv)_|_Direct the 3rd respondent to include the applicants in List I_| ||_of the rank list to be published pursuant to Anx.A3 short_| ||_list.”_| ## 4. The interim relief sought for by the original applicants in Ext.P1 O.A is as follows (See page No.40 of the paper book of this O.P): _“It is humbly prayed that this Hon'ble Tribunal may be pleased to stay the publication of rank list pursuant to Anx.A1 notification by the 3[rd] respondent, without including the applicants herein, pending disposal of this original application.”_ ## 5. The Tribunal has initially passed Ext.P2 interim order dated 12.01.2021, whereby it has been ordered that the parties should complete the pleadings without much delay and it has also been O.P (KAT) No.109 of 2021 10 ordered _inter alia_ therein that in the meanwhile, advices to the post of Agricultural Assistant Grade-II from the ranked list published with effect from 24.02.2020, shall stand stayed for a period of two weeks. Immediately thereafter, the Kerala Public Service Commission has filed Ext.P3 reply statement dated 15.01.2021 in the above O.A. Thereupon the Public Service Commission has also filed Ext.P4 Miscellaneous Application, in the above O.A seeking to vacate the interim order dated 12.01.2021 passed in this case as per Ext.P2 herein. The Tribunal has thereafter passed Ext.P5 order dated 03.02.2021, whereby the interim order granted earlier as per Ext.P2 has been extended till 11.02.2021. It appears from a reading of Ext.P5 interim order dated 03.02.2021 that, the reply statement as well as the Miscellaneous Application filed at the instance of the Kerala Public Service Commission to vacate the interim order was being filed on that day. Later the Tribunal without passing orders on Ext.P4 application to vacate the stay, has again passed Ext.P6 interim order extending Ext.P2 interim order for a further period of one month. Further we are apprised that presumably, on account of Covid-19 pandemic issues, the Tribunal is extending the interim orders by passing a general order. Hence it appears that Ext.P2 O.P (KAT) No.109 of 2021 11 interim order has again been extended by the Tribunal without passing orders on Ext.P4 application to vacate the stay. It is in the light of these aspects that the Kerala Public Service Commission has approached this Court by filing the above Original Petition with the aforementioned prayers. 6. The original applicants have stated to have applied for selection to the post of Agricultural Assistant Grade-II (Category No.444/2016) in pursuance of Anx.A1 selection notification dated 31.12.2016 issued by the Kerala Public Service Commission and the last date for submission of application in that regard was 01.02.2017. It appears that the qualifications have been stipulated in Anx.A1 selection notification dated 31.12.2016 issued by the Kerala Public Service Commission in tune with the qualifications prescribed by the State Government in the special rules of the abovesaid post of Agricultural Assistant Grade-II. The qualifications prescribed in Clause No.7 of Anx.A1 selection notification is (i) Diploma in Agricultural Science awarded by the Kerala Agricultural University or its equivalent and in the absence of the qualified hands, under item (i) above then (ii) Vocational Higher Secondary Certificate in Agriculture and in the absence of qualified hands under item (i) & O.P (KAT) No.109 of 2021 12 (ii), then as per item No.(iii) thereof, (1) Pass in SSLC or its equivalent with Agriculture as optional subject or (2) Pass in SSLC or its equivalent and a recognised training in Agriculture or (3) Post Basic School Leaving Certificate with Agriculture as an optional subject, etc. (See page Nos. 45 & 46 of this paper book). The other qualifications and eligible conditions are also laid down in the subsequent clause in Clause 7 of Anx.A1, which are not relevant for the present purpose. 7. It appears that the case of the original applicants is that, they had acquired Diploma in Organic Agriculture awarded by the Kerala Agricultural University, which according to them is equivalent to the Diploma in Agriculture awarded by the very same University. For that purpose, the applicants would place reliance on Anx.A5 certificate dated 13.10.2020 issued by the respondent Kerala Agricultural University. Whereas, the case of the Kerala Public Service Commission is that the Diploma in Organic Agriculture awarded by the Kerala Agricultural University has not been recognised as a qualification, which is equivalent to the qualification of Diploma in Agriculture awarded by the same University, either at the time of issuance of Anx.A1 selection notification dated 31.12.2016 13 O.P (KAT) No.109 of 2021 or as on the last date for submission of the application thereof viz., 01.02.2017. Further that it is only much thereafter that the competent authority of the State Government has issued Anx.A2 G.O(Ms)No.93/2019/AD dated 12.07.2019, whereby the qualifications prescribed in the abovesaid Rules has been amended incorporating the abovesaid qualification of Diploma in Organic Agriculture awarded by the Kerala Agricultural University as a separate acceptable qualification. The specific plea of the Kerala Public Service Commission is that, since the qualification of Diploma in Organic Agriculture was not declared as equivalent to the qualification of Diploma in Agriculture, at the time of issuance of Anx.A1 selection notification and as the rules has been amended as per Anx.A2 only subsequently on 12.07.2019, the said amendment of the qualifications will have prospective effect on 12.07.2019 and it cannot affect the selection process covered by the instant Anx.A1 selection notification dated 31.12.2016, which was then pending and the benefit of Anx.A2 can be made available only in the case of fresh selection notification that may be issued on or after 12.07.2019 and not before that. 8. Yet another issue in this case is that, the Kerala Public 14 O.P (KAT) No.109 of 2021 Service Commission has taken the stand that the qualification of BSc Degree in Agriculture (Graduate Degree) and MSc Degree in Agriculture (Postgraduate Degree) are superior and higher qualifications to the prescribed qualification of Diploma in Agriculture and that going by the statutory mandate of Rule 10 (a)(ii) of KS & SSR Part II, the said qualifications of graduate degree and post graduate degree in Agriculture will necessarily pre-suppose the acquisition of the lower qualification of Diploma in Agriculture, going by the dictum laid down by the Apex Court in the celebrated case in _**Jyoti K.K & Ors. v. Kerala Public Service Commission**_ (Civil appeal No.2194/2200/2002) reported in [2010 (15) SCC 596]. On this basis it appears that, the Kerala Public Service Commission has treated candidates having BSc degree in Agriculture or MSc degree in Agriculture as having the requisite qualification to hold the above post and thus the commission has treated them as being duly qualified to be considered for the selection. 9. Per contra, the case of the original applicants is to the effect that, the said stand of the Public Service Commission is legally wrong and that the qualification of degree and post graduate degree in Agriculture cannot be treated as qualifications which presuppose O.P (KAT) No.109 of 2021 15 the acquisition of the lower qualification of Diploma in Agriculture and the said degree and postgraduate degree cannot be treated as sufficient qualification for the post in question. In that regard, it is also contended that nowhere in Anx.A1 selection notification has the commission made any mention about the applicability of Rule 10 (a) (ii). Thus it can be seen that, on the one hand the applicants would contend that, though the qualification of Diploma in Agriculture possessed by them has not been mentioned in Anx.A1 selection notification, the same has been treated as equivalent and sufficient vis-à-vis the prescribed qualification of Diploma in Agriculture and secondly it is also contended that the act of the commission in having accepted candidates having higher qualifications of BSc and MSc degree in Agriculture as having the qualifications presuppose the acquisition of lower qualification in Diploma in Agriculture is legally wrong. 10. In the instant case Annexure A3 short list was published by the Commission on 24.2.2020. Ext.P1 Original Application filed before the Tribunal on 14.12.2020. It appears that thereafter the Commission published the rank list for the selection in pursuance of Annexure A3 short list on 23.12.2020. The case of the original O.P (KAT) No.109 of 2021 16 applicants is that the said rank list was not published at the time when they had approached the Tribunal by filing the above Original Application on 14.12.2020 and the rank list said to have been finalised on 23.12.2020 was duly published in the web-site of the Public Service Commission only on 6.1.2021. Thereafter, they have moved the above miscellaneous application seeking for a direction from the Tribunal to grant stay of the proposed action of the Commission to make advise of the candidates from the rank list. It is thereafter the above said interim order has been passed by the Tribunal. 11. We have heard both sides in extenso. From a reading of the pleadings and materials on records, it can be seen that the matter is still only at the interlocutory stage. The Public Service Commission has already filed their reply statement as per Ext.P3 as early as on 15.1.2021. They have also filed Ext.P4 miscellaneous application on 15.1.2021 seeking to vacate the interim order granted as per Ext.P2. By Ext.P5 interim order, the earlier interim order Ext.P2 was extended at a time when Exts.P3 and P4 were sought to be filed by the Public Service Commission on that date. Later, the interim order has been extended by Ext.P6 on 12.2.2021. Even now it appears that O.P (KAT) No.109 of 2021 17 the specific application made by the Public Service Commission as per Ext.P4 miscellaneous application to vacate the interim order has not been considered and disposed of. 12. After hearing both sides, we are of the view that at this stage, it is not proper for us to interdict in the matter. It also appears that the original applicants have not so far cared to amend the Original Application to incorporate any challenge as against the rank list which has been published on 23.12.2020. Even if the said rank list has been published in the web-site only later on 6.1.2021, nothing prevented the original applicants from filing requisite application to get the pleadings in the main Original Application amended so as to incorporate the challenge as against the rank list in question. If the matter is not expedited, then the rights and interests of the candidates who are duly included in the rank list will be detrimentally affected. We are told that the Tribunal will be closing for summer holidays within a day or two and will be reopening only by the 2[nd] or 3[rd] week of May 2021. 13. If so, the parties concerned shall complete the pleadings without any further delay. If any of the other parties like the respondents Kerala Agricultural University or even respondent State O.P (KAT) No.109 of 2021 18 Government does not file their pleadings without much delay, then that cannot be a ground for indefinitely postponing the consideration of Ext.P4 application to vacate the interim order. Accordingly, it is ordered that the Tribunal will grant an opportunity of being heard to both sides in this case along with any connected cases and then pass orders on Ext.P4 application filed by the Kerala Public Service Commission to vacate the above said interim order without much delay preferably by the last week of May, 2021 or at any rate, on or before 30.06.2021. All issues are left open. It is made clear that in case there is any further delay in consideration of the matter, it will be open to the Kerala Public Service Commission to approach this Court. 14. Registry will forward a copy of this judgment to the Kerala Administrative Tribunal, Ernakulam Bench, who is dealing O.A No.1879/2020 for necessary information. With these observations and directions, the above Original Petition will stand disposed of. ## Sd/- **ALEXANDER THOMAS, JUDGE** Sd/- **K.BABU, JUDGE** KAS+Ab O.P (KAT) No.109 of 2021 19 ## **APPENDIX** **PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS:** - **EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE O.A.(EKM) NO.1879/200 WITH ITS ANNEXURES.** - **ANNEXURE A1 TRUE COPY OF THE GAZETTE NOTIFICATION DATED 31/12/2016 PUBLISHED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT FOR THE POST OF AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANT GRADE II UNDER CATEGORY NO.444/2016.** - **ANNEXURE A2 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(M) NO.93/2019/AGRICULTURE DATED 12/07/019.** - **ANNEXURE A3 TRUE COPY OF THE SHORT LIST ON 24/02/2020 PUBLISHED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT FOR CATEGORY 444/2016.** - **ANNEXURE A4 TRUE COPY OF THE ONE-TIME VERIFICATION CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE 4TH APPLICANT.** - **ANNEXURE A5 TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 13/10/2020 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT UNIVERSITY.** - **ANNEXURE A6 TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DATED 01/11/2019 OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.** - **ANNEXURE A7 TRUE COPY OF THE SCREEN SHOTS OF THE PROFILE MESSAGE SHOWING REJECTION OF APPLICATION OF THE 2ND TO 35TH APPLICANTS.** - **EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 12/01/2021.** - **EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY STATEMENT DATED 15/01/2021.** - **EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION DATED 15/01/2021.** 20 O.P (KAT) No.109 of 2021 |**EXHIBIT P5**|**TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED**| |---|---| ||**03/02/2021.**| |**EXHIBIT P6**|**TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED**| ||**12/02/2021.**|