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shall not apply to the fact situation emerging in this case. Yet another maxim of equity - lex non cogit ad impossibilia (the law does not compel to impossible ends) - has also relevance because of the inability of the educational officers: [See Raj Kumar Dey and others v. Tarapada Dey and others (AIR 1987 SC 2195) and Poolpandi and others v. Superintendent, Central Excise and others (AIR 1992 SC 1795)].

6.Vacancies to the post of H.S.A.(Malayalam) existed on the date of expiry of the ranked list on 17.7.2015 if the Staff Fixation Orders for the academic year 2015-16 take effect from 15.7.2015 though passed belatedly. The vacancies were reported by the Deputy Director to the PSC in time before 17.7.2015 which have to be filled from the ranked list which had not by then expired. The PSC has a duty to advise candidates even after the lapse of the ranked list provided the vacancies are reported to it during the period when the ranked list had life. The decision to that effect in Annie v.