1. The petitioner had applied to the Public Service Commission for recruitment to the category of Senior Language Teachers (Hindi) in the School Education Department of the State Government. The results of the selection conducted by the Public Service Commission were notified in the Kerala Gazette (Part 1 B) dated 29 21972 and the petitioner's name was included in the list of candidates selected for appointment in Palghat District. The rank assigned to the petitioner in the select list in the order of merit was No. 6. It was stated in the notification that the said list was to be in force with effect from 2 81971. The grievance of the petitioner is that despite the fact that certain vacancies of Senior Language Teachers (Hindi) had arisen in the Palghat District during the period when the said select list was in force, those vacancies were fill d up by the 2nd respondent (Regional Deputy Director of Public Instruction, Calicut) by posting aided school teachers, who were entitled to the benefit of the protection conferred by G. O. (MS) 104/69/ Edn. dated 6 31969. Because of the failure on the part of the appointing authority to notify these vacancies to the Public Servic