IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 16TH JUNE 2008 / 26TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 13162 of 2008(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ PADMANABHAN NAIR, S/O.GOPALAN NAIR, POOZHIKKUNATH HOUSE,ALIPARAMBA AMSOM AND DESOM, PERINTALMANNA TALUK,P.O.ALIPARAMBA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.MUHAMMED SALAHUDHEEN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE (EXPENDITURE-A) DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, PERINTALMANNA TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.M.R.SREELATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).13162/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 16th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner submits that he is working as casual sweeper in a Government Office. He is entitled to be regularized in service and paid wages in terms of G.O.(P). 501/2005. Petitioner refers to Ext.P7 judgment which has considered the similar issue in detail. In my view, petitioner's claim may be forwarded, in the first instance, to the Head of Office where the petitioner is working, and then forward the same to the Government to be dealt with in terms of Ext.P7 judgment. 2. In the result, writ petition is disposed of permitting the petitioner to approach the Head of office for submitting an application in the form prescribed in G.O. (P).501/2005. If such request is made within one month from today, concerned Head of Office shall forward the application in relation to the petitioner, in the form prescribed in G.O.(P).501/2005, to the Government, along W.P.(C).13162/2008 2 with the sweeping area certificate to be determined in terms of the said Government Order, within one month from the date of receipt of representation from the petitioner. Government shall take a decision thereon, within three months thereafter. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs