JUDGMENT Dated this the 30^th day of January, 2026 The petitioner states that she is working in Chandiroor Service Co-operative Bank Limited since the year 2015. The petitioner was included in the rank list for appointment to the post of Clerk / Cashier (Part-II-Society Quota) in Alappuzha District Co-operative Bank. The petitioner is rank No.66 (Ezhava) in Ext.P1 rank list.

2. The petitioner states that after amalgamation of the District Co-operative Bank, now only the Kerala State Co-operative Bank is existing. The rank list came into force from 23.02.2017. Due to the amalgamation process, appointment to the post was not properly made.

3. The rank holders approached this Court filing writ petitions, which were allowed. The issue was taken up before the Division Bench of this Court. This Court disposed of the Writ Appeal by judgment dated 08.12.2025 favouring the order of the appointment from the rank list, contends the petitioner.

4. According to the petitioner, due to reasons beyond the control of the petitioner, she could not approach this Court along with the other rank holders. For that reason, the petitioner is being denied appointment. The petitioner would assert that there ex