R. Narayana Pisharadi, J.

The appellants are persons appointed as Tyre Inspector and Conductor respectively in the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (hereinafter referred to as 'the Corporation'). Their aspiration was to get appointment to the post of Legal Assistant in the Corporation. Their names were included in a rank list prepared by the Corporation for appointment to that post. Before appointing the appellants, the Corporation terminated the period of validity of the rank list. They filed W.P.(C) No. 8905 of 2012 against the Corporation challenging that decision but they could not succeed. They have now come up in appeal.

2. The Corporation issued Ext.P1 circular memorandum dated 15.12.2006 inviting applications from qualified employees in the active service of the Corporation for selection and appointment to the post of Legal Assistant. The appellants participated in the selection process conducted pursuant to Ext.P1 notification. Ext.P2 rank list dated 25.01.2007 was published by the Corporation after the selection. The names of the appellants figured as serial Nos. 5 and 8 in Ext.P2 rank list.

3. As per Ext.P3 memorandum dated 25.01.2007 issued by the Corporat