In this writ appeal, the High Court of Kerala dismissed the appeal at the admission stage. The court held that the writ petition challenging the selection process for Forest Ranger posts had to be dismissed because the selection had attained finality in 2006, and the challenge was filed in 2010.
The writ appeal was dismissed at the admission stage.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT :
THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.J.CHELAMESWAR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON
WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH OCTOBER 2010 / 14TH ASWINA 1932
WA.No. 1619 of 2010
----------------------AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.15281/2010 Dated 10/08/2010
APPELLANT/PETITIONER
ABDUL JALEEL.P., PULPARAMBIL,
KARASSERY, MUKKOM, CALICUT DISTRICT.
BY ADV. SRI.VAKKOM N.VIJAYAN
RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS
THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
J.Chelameswar, C.J. & P.R.Ramachandra Menon, J.
W.A. No.1619 of 2010
-----------------------------------------Dated this the 6th day of October, 2010
JUDGMENT
J.Chelameswar, C.J.
Aggrieved by judgment dated 10th August, 2010 in W.P.
(C) No.15281 of 2010 the unsuccessful writ petitioner preferred this writ appeal.
fill up the post of Forest Rangers. The selection process were initiated some time in the year 2003. Admittedly the rank list was published on 19.2.2003. As per the relevant Rules the validity of the said list expired on 18.2.2006. The writ petition came to be filed in the month of May, 2010. On that ground alone, in our opinion, the
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writ petition will have to be dismissed as the appellant/petitioner
seeks to unsettle the selection process which attained finality in the year 2006. Confronted with the said position, learned counsel for the appellant submitted that the appellant did not have necessary information to enable him to approach this Court. The appellant therefore had to make an application under the Right to Information Act for collecting necessary information. On an enquiry from the Court as to the date on which the application under the Right to Information Act was made, we are informed that such an application was made in the month of January, 2010.
In the circumstances, we do not see any reason to entertain this appeal. Writ appeal is dismissed at the admission stage.
J.Chelameswar, Chief Justice
P.R.Ramachandra Menon, Judge
vns
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ appeal should be entertained given that the selection process attained finality prior to the filing of the writ petition.
Abdul Jaleel.P.
State of Kerala
Kerala Public Service Commission
J.Chelameswar
P.R.Ramachandra Menon
As recorded by the court registry
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