S.S. BALU vs STATE OF KERALA .

The Supreme Court held that the Kerala Public Service Commission must advise candidates from the rank list prepared on 5.6.1997 for the 175 vacancies reported by the Deputy Director of Education, as these vacancies were not anticipated but had occurred prior to the expiry of the rank list. The Court emphasized that the Commission's failure to advise candidates against these vacancies was erroneous and directed that the candidates be appointed accordingly. The judgment of the High Court was upheld, reinforcing the principle that vacancies reported before the expiry of a rank list must be filled from that list.