1. The petitioner, an unemployee, applied for the post of Clerk-cum-Cashier in the first respondent Bank pursuant to the notification issued by the Kerala Public Service Commission, the second respondent. In Exhibit P1 rank list which came into force with effect from 31.12.2009, the petitioner secured Rank No.57, the validity of the rank list being up to 31.03.2014, originally.

2. On 21.06.2013, as the first respondent reported eleven vacancies, the second respondent advised persons up to the rank 56. It has, however, transpired that the person with Rank No.54, belonging to general category, did not join. Having expected that the petitioner would be accommodated in the non-joining vacancy, when no positive steps were taken by the respondent Bank in that regard, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition.

3. In the writ petition, the petitioner has sought the relief of a direction to the first respondent to report, within the validity of Exhibit P1 rank list, the vacancy of clerk cum cashier in the first respondent bank, which arose on account of the non-joining of the person holding 54th rank. The petitioner has also sought a direction to the second respondent to ad