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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 22704

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
ANIL K.NARENDRAN, MURALEE KRISHNA S., JJ
ANEESH P S – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: P.RAVEENDRAN
For the Respondents: A. J. VARGHESE, P. C. SASIDHARAN

Table of Content
1. petitioners seek clarity on vacancies for appointment against an expired ranked list. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. contentions on vacancies and staff fixation orders are presented by both sides. (Para 4 , 8 , 9 , 10)
3. the court comments on the supervisory powers of the high court and evidential burdens. (Para 5 , 6 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 18)
4. final dismissal of the original petition without further action. (Para 7)
5. the court reaffirms its limited supervisory role under article 227. (Para 11 , 17)

JUDGMENT

Muralee Krishna, J.

The applicants in O.A.No.1100 of 2021 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.P19 order dated 22.01.2026 passed by the Tribunal in that original application.

2. The petitioners filed O.A.No.1100 of 2021, invoking the provisions under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act , 1985, seeking the following reliefs;

“(i) To issue an order or direction to the 2nd respondent to report 43 vacancies of HSA (Social Studies) to the 3rd respondent so

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