In these Writ Petitions, the complaint is regarding the selection that was conducted by the PSC to the post of Vocational Instructor in Clothing and Embroidery.

2. In view of the common grievance highlighted by the petitioners, these Writ Petitions are disposed of by this common judgment and for the sake of convenience, I shall refer to the facts as pleaded in W.P.(C) No.20771/08.

3. The prayer sought in this Writ Petition is to quash Ext.P4 to the extend it has included additional respondents 4 to 7 at Rank Nos.1,6,7 and 8.

4. Ext.P1 is a notification that was published by the PSC inviting applications to the post of Vocational Instructor, Clothing and Embroidery. Filling up of the post is governed by Kerala Vocational Higher Secondary Education Subordinate Service Rules, 2004 (hereinafter referred to as Special Rules for short).

.5. For the post of Vocational Instructor, Clothing and Embroidery, the method of recruitment is by promotion, by transfer and by direct recruitment. The qualification prescribed for the post reads as follows:

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.6. In Ext.P1 notification, qualifications as provided in the Special Rules have been mentioned. Responding to Ext.P1, petitioners