Ext.P1 is a vacancy notification issued by the PSC inviting applications for the post of Excise Guard in various departments. Petitioner submitted his application against the vacancies in Palakkad District. In the application, he did not claim any weightage based on his achievements in sports. He was included in the shortlist, and finally when Ext.P9 ranked list was published, he was assigned Rank No.134.

2. The case of the petitioner is that he was entitled for weightage for his achievements in sports and that although he did not make this claim in the application form, when he produced the certificates at the time of certificate verification, it was declined to be accepted. It is stated that thereupon he submitted Ext.P8 to the District PSC Officer and that no response was forthcoming.

3. It is stated that if his claim for weightage is accepted and marks are awarded on that basis, he will be eligible to be assigned rank No.70. The prayers sought in this writ petition are to quash Ext.P9 to the extent it places him at Rank No.134 instead of 70 and to direct the respondents to grant four marks on the basis of his achievements in sports and to reassign his ranking on that