IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 20TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 29TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 29563 of 2009(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. GORGE JOY, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PES DIVISION-3, CHITHRAPURAM, IDUKKI. 2. U.SANTHOSH KUMR, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, SUB DIVISION NO.II, PES DIVISION-III, KSEB, CHITHRAPURAM, IDUKKI. 3. ANU FRANCIS, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, B&S DIVISION,ANGAMALY 4. SAJEEV.A.P., ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(C), CIVIL CIRCLE ,PALLOM 5. BAIJU DOMINIC ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, B&S DIVISION, NGAMALY(PRESENTLY ON DEPUTAION FROM 1.10.009 TO FINANCE DEPT) 6. G.MINI, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(C), CIVIL CIRCLE, KOTHAMANGALAM 7. BIJU MARKOSE, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, DAM SAFETY SUB DIVISION-I, IDAMALAYAR 8. K.C.THOMAS, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(C), TRANSMISSION CIRCLE, POOVANTHURUTHU PO, KOTTAYAM- PIN- 686012 9. K.C.SEENA, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MFI SUB DIVISION, B&S DIVISION,ANGAMALLY. WPC NO.29563/2009 10. MANJU.B, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, CIVIL CIRCLE, MEENCUT, 11. ZAIRA BEEGUM.T.S, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PECHI SMALL HE PROJECT, CIVIL SUB DIVISION, PEECHI, THRISSUR. 12. K.SUJA ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(C) TRANSMISSION CIRCLE, ALAPPUZHA. 13. JOMY M.N, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PALLIVASAL EXTENSION SCHEME DIVISION NO.II, MEENCUT. 14. VINOD.V, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(C), PANNIAR REHABILITATION, TASK FORCE, KALLARKUTTY. 15. K.SIVARAMAN, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(C), BDPP BRAHMAPURAM,BRAHMAPURAM PO,ERNAKULAM. 16. NANDAKUMAR.S, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,RESEARCH AND DAM SAFETY SUB DIVISION NO.3/2, KALLARKUTTY. 17. BIJU LATHIEF, ASSISTANT EXEUCTIVE ENGINEER, O/O.CHIEF ENGINEER(C)NORTH, KSEB, GANDHI ROAD, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAMESH BABU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA STAT ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER(HRM) VYDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. MR.K.S.ANIL, SC FOR KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.29563 of 2009 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 20th day of November, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioners apprehended reversion on the basis that they had not passed the departmental test in the Electricity Supply Act. It is with that grievance this writ petition was filed. 2. The learned standing counsel appearing for the Board, has today produced before me Board Order dated 10/11/2009, where it is stated that the requirement of test qualification in the Electricity Supply Act was not accepted by the Government and therefore, the Board is not authorised to insist on pass in such test. The Board order says that, it has been decided that the criteria accepted by the Government will be followed for promotion in the Civil Wing of the respondent Board. 3. From this it is therefore clear that the Board will not be insisting that the Engineers of the Civil Wing should pass test in the Electricity Supply Act, 1948. In view of this, there is no cause for the petitioners to apprehend that they will be reverted for want of WP(C) No.29563/2009 -2- pass in the test. This writ petition is therefore closed recording the above decision of the Board. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg