Ramachandran Nair, J.

The appellant applied for selection to the post of District Judge in the Kerala Higher Judicial service and has come out successfully in the written examination conducted by the High Court of Kerala. He is one among the 45 candidates selected for the oral examination. The appellant had also applied for selection for appointment to the post of Munsiff/Magistrate in the Kerala Subordinate Judicial Service On being finally selected for the post, the Government vide Ext.P3 dated 27.2008 appointed him as Munsiff-Magistrate. Pursuant to the appointment the appellant is taken for training by the High Court along with other selected candidates and the appellant is still undergoing the said training. Since the appellant is included in the rank list for interview for selection to the post of District Judge he submitted an application to the 2nd respondent for permission to take part in the oral examination. However the Registrar (Subordinate Judiciary) High Court vide Ext.P6 informed the petitioner that he has ceased to be eligible for appointment to the post of District Judge as he has ceased to be a practising Advocate on appointment as Munsiff-Magistrate i