ANU SIVARAMAN, J.

1. The common question which arises for consideration in these appeals is with regard to the reservation of vacancies for appointment of physically handicapped persons in identified posts in public sector undertakings.

2. This appeal is filed by the Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) against the judgment dated 20.10.2014 in WP No. 27234 of 2011. The petitioner in the writ petition, who is the first respondent herein, was a candidate for selection to the post of Assistant Grade II/Clerk/Junior Clerk/LDC/Cashier in various State Government owned Companies/Boards/Corporations, pursuant to a notification dated 28.3.2007. He is an orthopaedically handicapped person. The writ petitioner, who had all the requisite qualifications, was an applicant in the said selection. A ranked list was published by the KPSC on 25.8.2009. Thereafter, it is submitted that, by an addendum notification to the above ranked list, a supplementary list of persons included in selection who were eligible for reservation under the physically handicapped category was published. The petitioner was included in the list of physically handicapped candidates under the orthopaedic category