Kerala Public Service Act, 1968

The President of the Southern India Undivided Church (SIUC) challenged Kerala State notifications that treated Hindu Nadars and Christian Nadars as a single Other Backward Class for reservation purposes under Article 16(4) of the Constitution. The Kerala High Court had held those notifications illegal, directing that t…

The Kerala High Court invited applications for 70 Munsif‑Magistrate posts and conducted written and oral examinations, prescribing minimum cut‑off marks of 35% (written) and 30% (oral). Several candidates, including K.H. Siraj, failed to meet the oral cut‑off and challenged the select list, alleging violation of reserv…

P.D. Chacko worked as a full‑time menial in an aided school from 1968 to 1976, resigned and joined the Kerala government as a peon in 1976. He claimed that, under Kerala Service Rules (KSR) 1959 Rule 60(b), officers who were in "last grade service" on 7‑April‑1970 could retire at 60 years, and therefore he should be al…