PSC's Power To Keep Alive A Ranked List Cannot Be Exercised After Its Expiry: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 7 months ago

PSC's Power To Keep Alive A Ranked List Cannot Be Exercised After Its Expiry: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

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The Kerala High Court has observed that the discretionary power available to the PSC to keep alive a ranked list under the Kerala Public Service Commission Rules of Procedure cannot be exercised after its expiry.The issue considered by the bench comprising of Justice V. Chitambaresh and Justice Ashok Menon in Subina S vs. State of Kerala was whether the Kerala Public Service Commission can. The Kerala High Court has observed that the discretionary power available to the PSC to keep alive a ranked list under the Kerala Public Service Commission Rules of Procedure cannot be exercised after its expiry. The issue considered by the bench comprising of Justice V. Chitambaresh and Justice Ashok Menon in Subina S vs. State of Kerala was whether the Kerala Public Service Commission can be compelled by the issue of a writ of mandamus to extend the period of validity of a ranked list? The said proviso reads thus: "Provided further that if the Commission is satisfied of the existence of a period of general ban declared by the Government on the reporting of vacancies to the Public Service Commission or of any other circumstances or of any extra-ordinary situation in which the reporting of vacancies by the appointing authorities is prevented or restricted or delayed, the Commission shall have the power to keep alive the Ranked Lists which are normally due to expire during the said period for such periods as may be decided by the Commission subject to a minimum period of three months or for such further periods but not exceeding one and a half year in the aggregate.

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State Public Service Commission Alone Has The Power To Extend The Life Span of Ranked List Of Candidates Issued By It: Kerala High Court
3 months, 3 weeks ago

State Public Service Commission Alone Has The Power To Extend The Life Span of Ranked List Of Candidates Issued By It: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court held that the Kerala Administrative Tribunal does not generally have the power to extend the life of the ranked list of candidates issued by Kerala Public Service Commission, and the latter alone has the power to decide the extension period. Under 5th proviso to Rule 13 of the Kerala Public Service Commission Rules of Procedure, PSC …

State Public Service Commission Alone Has The Power To Extend The Life Span of Ranked List Of Candidates Issued By It: Kerala High Court
3 months, 3 weeks ago

State Public Service Commission Alone Has The Power To Extend The Life Span of Ranked List Of Candidates Issued By It: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court held that the Kerala Administrative Tribunal does not generally have the power to extend the life of the ranked list of candidates issued by Kerala Public Service Commission, and the latter alone has the power to decide the extension period. Under 5th proviso to Rule 13 of the Kerala Public Service Commission Rules of Procedure, PSC …

Kerala Public Service Commission Can Fill Vacancies That Arise During Validity Of Rank List: Kerala High Court
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala Public Service Commission Can Fill Vacancies That Arise During Validity Of Rank List: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court has declared that Rule 14 in the PSC Rules of Procedure empowers the Commission to fill vacancies notified as well as arising from the ranked list during its validity. It observed that none of those cases pertains to a selection process undertaken by the Kerala Public Service Commission in accordance with PSC Rules of Procedure. Kerala …

Kerala High Court Quashes Administrative Tribunal's Order To Extend PSC Rank List Validity
3 years, 7 months ago

Kerala High Court Quashes Administrative Tribunal's Order To Extend PSC Rank List Validity

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The Kerala High Court on Tuesday quashed an order issued by the Kerala Administrative Tribunal extending the validity of the Last Grade Servants in State till 29th September. A Division Bench of Justice Alexander Thomas and Justice A. Badharudeen observed that it was unnecessary to extend the validity of the PSC rank list any further, considering that it has already …

A Candidate In PSC Rank List Does Not Get An Indefeasible Right To Be Appointed: Kerala HC (FB) [Read Judgment]
6 years, 1 month ago

A Candidate In PSC Rank List Does Not Get An Indefeasible Right To Be Appointed: Kerala HC (FB) [Read Judgment]

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A full bench of Kerala High Court has observed that no candidate can claim a legally enforceable right to be appointed to a particular post merely on the strength of his/her inclusion in the rank list published by the Public Service Commission. The bench comprising Justice PR Ramachandra Menon, Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice N. Anil Kumar, was answering a …

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