C.S. Rajan, J.

The petitioner, while working in the ministerial wing of the subordinate judiciary, was promoted as a temporary Judicial Second Class Magistrate on 16.4.1984 and continued for about 5 years. After suffering a reversion for about 4 months, she was » again promoted as temporary Judicial Second Class Magistrate on 29.6.1989 and continued as such till 25.2.1991, on which date she was reverted again. Pursuant to Ext. P1, notification dt.16.1.1991 issued by the High Court of Kerala inviting applications from qualified candidates for appointment to the post of Munsiffs in the Kerala Judicial Service, the petitioner also applied. According to Ext. P1 notification, the methods of recruitment are direct recruitment from the Bar and recruitment by transfer. The post the petitioner was holding was one of the feeder categories for recruitment by transfer. The selection process consisted of a written examination in three papers carrying a maximum of 100 marks each and an oral examination carrying a maximum of 50 marks. Only candidates who secured not less than 45 % marks in each of the papers of the written examination and 30% of the marks in the oral examination shall