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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 15414

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
MR. ANIL K.NARENDRAN, MURALEE KRISHNA S., JJ
DR. SONY. N, DR. APARNA S. KUNNUMMEL, DR. BINJU A. MURALI, DR. JITHIN RAJAN, DR. TINU REGINA. B.J, DR. JOSEPH T. KARIYIL, DR. AJEESHA VASUDEVAN, DR. MUNSHID N T – Appellant
Versus
KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SHRI.JIJUMON H., SMT.ARSHA SATHEESAN, SHRI.HEMANTH H.
For the Respondents: SRI.K.K.VIJAYAN, SRI.SAIJO HASSAN, SRI.G.RANJU MOHAN, SMT.M.SANTHI, SHRI.SREE HARI L.K., SMT.THEERTHA NAIR A.P., SMT.NIKITHA ANN VARGHESE, SMT.BIPASHA MANOJ, SHRI.ABHIJITH PILLAI S., SHRI.SREYAS SREEKUMAR, SHRI.ABRAHAM J. KANIYAMPADY, SHRI.SANGEETH MOHAN, SHRI.ABDUL RASHEED N., SHRI.BAPPU GALIB SALAM, SMT.ALIYA MUHAMMED SHADULI, SMT.JINSHAMOL NISHAD, SRI.P.C SASIDHARAN, SC, KPSC, SMT.PRINCY XAVIER, SR.GP.

Table of Content
1. jurisdiction and authority of courts over recruitment processes. (Para 1 , 2)
2. procedural directions regarding interim orders in recruitment matters. (Para 3 , 6 , 7)
3. the court's balance between prior ruling adherence and ongoing processes. (Para 5 , 10 , 20)
4. limits of high court's supervisory powers under article 227. (Para 12 , 14 , 15 , 17 , 19)

JUDGMENT

Muralee Krishna, J.

The applicants in O.A.No.1680 of 2025 on the file of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal, Thiruvananthapuram (the ‘Tribunal’ for short), filed this original petition invoking the supervisory jurisdiction of this Court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India , challenging Ext.P8 interim order dated 05.02.2026 passed by the Tribunal in the original application.

2. Going by the averments in the original application, the petitioners are working as Assistant Professors in the Department of Homoeopathy in various subjects. The 1st respondent Kerala Public Service Commission (‘KPSC’ for short), through Gazette Notification dated 16.08.2023, invited applications for the post of Associate Professor/Reader (various subjects) in Government Homoeopathic Medical Colleges. Subsequently, KPSC issue

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