Radhakrishnan, J.

Public Service Commission invited applications for the post of High School Assistant in Arabic in the Thrissur district by notification published on 15.06.2004. Following are the qualifications prescribed for the post.

1) A Degree in Arabic (or Arabic as one of the optional subjects under Pattern II of Part III) and B.Ed/B.T/L.T conferred or recognised by the Universities in Kerala;

2) A Title of Oriental Learning in Arabic awarded or recognised by the Universities in Kerala and Certificate in Language Teachers Training issued by the Commissioner for Government Examinations, Kerala.

Note: (1) Post Graduate Learning in Arabic are also eligible to apply if they possess B.Ed/B.T/L.T

(2) B.Ed shall be in the concerned subject.

Petitioner also applied in response to the notification issued by the P.S.C. He was called for written test and he came out successful in the written test and was then called for interview on 14.02.2006 and participated in the interview. Later rank list was published on 30.03.2006. Petitioner’s name did not figure in the rank list; consequently he made enquiries and was informed that his name was withheld from the rank list on the ground