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Petitioners' counsel as we have already indicated challenges the above procedure followed by the Public Service Commission as arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India.

8. Public Service Commission is a constitutional functionary and the duties and functions of the Commission have been laid down in Article 320 of the Constitution and they are: (1) to conduct examinations for appointments to the services of the State; (2) The Commission shall be consulted (a) on all matters relating to methods of recruitment to civil services and for civil posts, (b) on the principles to be followed in making appointments to civil services and posts arid in making promotions and transfers from one service to another and on the suitability of candidates for such appointments, promotions, transfers. Public Service Commission follows the Kerala Public Service Commission Rules of Procedure in the matter of conducting selection to various posts in the State service. As we have already indicated, in accordance with Rule 11(ii) read with Clause 202 of the Kerala Public Service Commission Officer Manual PSC follows a system of grading. By that system the basis of marking in respect of teaching posts in colleges (general as well as professional) shall be the percentage of marks for the written test plus credit for the percentage of academic marks upto a maximum of 50 plus interview marks out of 30. In respect of teaching posts in the colleges (general as well as professional) where the academic marks secured by the candidates also have to be reckoned for the purpose of ranking, the academic marks will be converted into proper grades and credit marks awarded. In the grading system candidates who have got 85 and above will be graded as A+, 75 to 84 - Grade A, 65 to 74 - Grade B+, 55 to 64 - Grade B, 45 to 54 - Grade C+, 35 to 44 - Grade C and below 35% if any, - Grade D. As only credit is given for the percentage of academic marks the sessional/internal assessment marks also would be reckoned. Such a method has been adopted for providing a common basis for selection of candidates and therefore vulnerability if any, between the various qualifying examination can be met to a large extent thereby attaining equality.