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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
K VINOD CHANDRAN, T. R. Ravi, JJ
HIGH COURT OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR (GENERAL) – Appellant
Versus
RESHMA A., D/O.ASHOK P., AISWARYA HOUSE, 48/2164, DIG LANE, ELAMAKKARA P.O., ERNAKULAM - 682 025. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. jurisdictional background of the case. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. judgment framework and observations on legal standards. (Para 3 , 10 , 12 , 15 , 18) |
| 3. arguments on vacancies and notification compliance. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 4. legal reasoning and adherence to statutory norms. (Para 9 , 11 , 14 , 22) |
| 5. court’s observations on rule amendments and their implications. (Para 20 , 21) |
| 6. court's emphasis on compliance with recruitment rules. (Para 28) |
| 7. final ruling and procedural directions. (Para 36 , 38 , 39) |
JUDGMENT
Vinod Chandran, J.
Whether Rule 7 of the Kerala Judicial Service Rules, 1991 as amended in the year 2019, runs counter to the directions issued in Malik Mazhar Sultan (3) v. U.P. Public Service Commission [2008) 17 SCC 703]? If not, whether the party respondents/writ petitioners and other similarly placed candidates, who figure in the merit list approved by the Governor, could be appointed to the vacancies arising within one year of the date of approval, in excess of the vacancies notified? These are the two questions arising for our consideration in the appeal. The learned Single Judge directed that an additional list be forwarded to the Governor for approval an
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