JUDGMENT

Dated this the 14th day of January, 2022 This writ petition depicts the picture of a poor hapless unemployed youth, who waited for employment for more than 28 years after registering his name with the employment exchange. Finally, just prior to the petitioner crossing the maximum age for being sponsored for permanent employment, viz. 31.12.2021, his name was sponsored for appointment under the fourth respondent. To add to the woes of the petitioner, the fourth respondent did not proceed with the process of appointment, compelling the petitioner to seek cancellation of his sponsorship, so that he could be sponsored to the next available vacancy. This writ petition is filed seeking the following reliefs.

i. Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate order or direction to Respondents 1 to 3 sponsor the Petitioner's name to the Regular Post (Last Grade) which has arisen in between 03.03.2021 to 24.12.2021 from the District Employment Exchange, Kollam, or in the alternative to the Regular Vacancies for the post of Hospital Attendant Grade-2 which have been reported to the Employment Exchanges at Thiruvananthapuram Region in between 03.03.2021 to 31.12.2021 and the departm