IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 4TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 13TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 30987 of 2010(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. DEEPTHY JACOB, W/O.LEO PAUL, MALAYIL HOUSE, KALAMPOOR POST, PIRAVOM VIA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. (WORKED AS OFFICE ASST. CENTER FOR HERITAGE STUDIES, THRIPUNITHURA). 2. SHANI THOMAS @ SHANI BIJU, W/O.BIJU PAULOSE, THOTTIYIL HOUSE, OORAMANA, OORAMANA PL.O., MUVATTUPUZHA TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT (WORKED AS COMPUTER ASST. CENTER FOR HERITAGE STUDIES, THRIPUNITHURA). BY ADV. SRI.SAJAN VARGHEESE K. SRI.LIJU. M.P RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFIARS, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL, CENTRE FOR HERITAGE STUDIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE REGISTRAR, CENTRE FOR HERITAGE STUDIES, HILL PALACE, TRIPPUNITHURA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 30987 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 4th day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners were office assistant and computer assistant respectively in the 4th respondent's office during 2002 to 2005, working on provisional basis. Their services were terminated. They have now filed this writ petition alleging that to those posts, direct recruitment is sought to be made without notifying vacancies and inviting applications from qualified persons. The petitioners therefore seek the following reliefs; “i) call for records relating to Exhibits P1 to P4; ii) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction, declaring that appointments in the office of the respondents No.3 & 4 shall be made only after making notification calling for applications from the public and completing the process of selection through transparent and established procedures; iii) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction, directing the respondents as not to make any appointments in the office of the respondents no.3 & 4 except through making notification calling for applications from the public and completing the process of selection through transparent and established procedures;” The learned Government Pleader submits that there is no proposal to make direct recruitment to any of the said posts now. What is pending is only a proposal for regularisation of some provisional employees, which has been forwarded to the Government for approval. In view of the above submission, the same is recorded and the writ petition is closed. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2