JUDGMENT :

Viju Abraham, J.

The above Original Petition is filed by the applicant in O.A.No.1275 of 2021 on the file of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal, Thiruvananthapuram aggrieved by Ext.P4 order dated 28.10.2021.

2. Brief facts necessary for consideration of the present Original Petition are as follows: Petitioner is included as Rank No.164 in Annexure-A1 list published on 10.11.2020 by the 5th respondent, Kerala Public Service Commission, for selection to the post of Lower Division Typist in Alappuzha District. The grievance of the petitioner is that in all 71 Grama Panchayats in Alappuzha District, Clerical staff, as well as Data Entry Operators, are engaged on a temporary basis and they are performing the duties of Lower Division Typists. As these posts are being filled up on a temporary basis, no regular posts are created and this has affected the chance of the petitioner for getting a regular appointment, though he was included in Annexure-A1 ranked list. It is contended that 38 Panchayats in Alappuzha District have submitted a proposal for filling up of vacancy of Lower Division Typists on a regular basis by creating the posts of Typists, as is evident from Annexure-A2 dat