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NON-REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL APPEAL NO.5212 OF 2017 [@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (C) NO.9814/2016]

PRIYA B.M.                                   PETITIONER(S)

                               VERSUS

KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND ORS. RESPONDENT(S)

J U D G M E N T

KURIAN, J.

1. Leave granted. 2. The  appellant  is  aggrieved  by  the  impugned judgment  dated  14.01.2016  whereby  the  High  Court declined to grant any relief to the appellant on the basis  of the  order dated  08.01.2015 of  this Court passed in  Swapna Sukumar & Ors. v.  State of Kerala and Ors. and other connected matters holding that the relief  was  limited  only  to  the  parties  to  those cases.  But, unfortunately both, the Administrative

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Tribunal and the High Court missed to take note of the  fact that  the appellant  herein belongs  to the same rank list dated 14.6.2011 and the appellant was at  rank  No.23.   In  the  case  of  another  similarly situated  candidate,  this  Court  on  5.10.2015  in Abokare  K. v.  State  of  Kerala  and  Others (C.A. No.8258/2015)  has  granted  the  relief.   We  are informed that Abokare K. is rank  No.25 in the rank list. 3. In view of the above, we set aside the judgments of the High Court and the Administrative Tribunal. The  name  of  the  appellant  in  the  rank  list  of 4.6.2011 shall stand restored and the respondents are directed to operate the said rank list in the case of the appellant. Appointment order shall be issued to her expeditiously and in any case within a period of two months from the date of production of a copy of this order. 4. Needless to say that this Court is conscious of the fact that the rank list has expired.  However, the direction, as above, is issued in view of the peculiar  facts  and  circumstances  of  the  case, following the earlier judgment. 5. The appeal is, accordingly, disposed of.   

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6. Pending  applications,  if  any,  shall  stand disposed of. 7. There shall be no orders as to costs.

.......................J.               [KURIAN JOSEPH]  

.......................J.               [R. BANUMATHI]  

NEW DELHI; APRIL 13, 2017.

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