Ajith K. vs Aneesh K.S. on 21 August, 2019
9. The learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner, apart from
reiterating the contentions taken in the amended writ petition, places reliance on
Exts.P37 and P38 judgments passed by this Court as well as the judgments in Ajith
K. and others v. Aneesh K.S. and others [2019 KHC 6830], Janardanan K. and
others v. State of Kerala and others [2008 (3) KHC 299], Sudhir Singh v. State of
U.P. [2023 KHC Online 6964], Muhammed Naeem v. State of Kerala [2024 (1)
KLT 565] and W.P.I.L. Ltd, Ghaziabad v. Commissioner of Central Excise,
Meerut, U.P. [2005 KHC 449]. The learned Senior Counsel argues that the
petitioner alone was qualified and the 5 th respondent committed an error in
appointing the 6th respondent who was not qualified. Since the qualification was
prescribed and the 6th respondent lacks the same, the petitioner, who has the
qualification, ought to have been appointed. It is also submitted that as of
18.01.2022, the last date of application, the petitioner alone was qualified. The
Statement in the affidavit filed by the Government that the 6th respondent was
appointed during the pendency of Ext.P25 Government Order dated 30.7.2022
cannot be accepted as the date of appointment cannot have any relevance, much
less when the question of eligibility is in issue.