IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 13TH JULY 2010 / 22ND ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 21770 of 2010(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. M.KRISHNAN KUTTY, EX-SLR (UN SKILLED), AGED 58 YEARS, S/O.NARAYANAN NAIR, MACHINGAL, KANHIRAPUZHA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 2. K.R.SAHADEVAN NAIR, EX-SLR (UN SKILLED), AGED 60 YEARS, S/O.SAHADEVAN NAIR, PANAKKAMATTOM HOUSE, KANJIRAPUZHA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 3. P.MUHAMMED, EX-SLR (UN SKILLED), S/O.ABDU, PLALASSERY, MUTHUKURISSI P.O., PICHALAMUNDA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 4. MOHAMMED KUTTY, EX-SLR (UN SKILLED), AGED 59 YEARS, S/O.ALAVI, MATTUMAL HOUSE, PICHALAMUNDA, MUTHUKKURUSSI P.O., THACHAMPARA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 5. V.BALAN, EX-SLR (UN SKILLED), AGED 59 YEARS, S/O.P.VELAYUDHAN, PALAKKOTTU PARAMBIL, KANJIRAPUZHA P.O., THARISSUPADAM. 6. MOIDEEN, EX-SLR (UN SKILLED), AGED 65 YEARS, S/O.POKKER, KAZHUTHAVETTI, IRUMBAKA CHOLA, KANJIRAPUZHA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 7. C.K.ABDU, EX-SLR (UN SKILLED), S/O.KOYAKUTTY, CHAPPODAN HOUSE, KANJIRAPUZHA P.O. 8. K.V.HAMZA, EX-SLR (UN SKILLED), AGED 59 YEARS, S/O.KUNHU MOIDU, SLR UN-SKILLED, K.P.I.P. KANJIRAPUZHA, RESIDING AT KARUPPAM VEETTIL, KANJIRAPUZHA, PALAKKAD. WPC NO.21770/2010 9. K.PONNU, EX-SLR (UN SKILLED), RESIDING AT KOLLAPADY, KANJIRAPUZHA QUARTERS, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 10. P.HAMEED, EX-SLR (UN SKILLED), AGED 58 YEARS, S/O.SOOPI, RESIDING AT PULLENKANI, KANJIRAPUZHA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 11. K.MATHAI, EX-SLR (UN SKILLED), AGED 64 YEARS, S/O.SCARIA, RESIDING AT KANDAM KULATHIL, P.O.THACHANGAD, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.U.BALAGANGADHARAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CHIEF ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KANJIRAPUZHA IRRIGATION PROJECT, KANJIRAPUZHA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. MR.P.NANDAKUMAR, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------ WP(C) No.21770 of 2010 (U) -------------------------- Dated, this the 13th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T Prayer sought in the writ petition is that SLR employees in the Irrigation Department should also be granted pension. 2. Writ Petition filed by similarly situated SLR employees claiming the benefit of pension was dismissed by this Court in the judgment in WP(C) No.18713/2010 on the ground that there is no Rule providing for the same. Therefore, the claim raised in this writ petition is also devoid of any merit and is only to be rejected and I do so. The writ petition fails and is dismissed. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg