IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 6TH JANUARY 2009 / 16TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 583 of 2009(T) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- LALITHA KUTTAN, W/O.KUTTAN, PUNCHAYIL PARAMBU, KOONAMMMAVU P.O. ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 683 518. BY ADV. SRI.PAULY MATHEW MURICKEN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TAXES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, ERNAKULAM. 4. EXCISE INSPECTOR, EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, VARAPPUZHA. BY G.P. SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 583 of 2009-T - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 6th day of January, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner herein was a Part-time Sweeper working at Excise Range Office, Varappuzha. She was appointed initially as a Casual Sweeper on daily wages on 1.1.2001 and thereafter was given appointment as Part-time Sweeper with effect from 1.6.2001. She continued in that capacity up to 13.10.2008, on which date she was terminated, according to her, without issuing any notice and without assigning any reason. 2. The petitioner's complaint is that she was entitled to be regularised in service as Part-time Sweeper by creation of a post in that category as per G.O.(P) No.501/2005/Fin. Dated 25.11.2005 which is produced as Ext.P3. As per Ext.P4, her case has been recommended by the Excise Inspector which has been forwarded to the Asst. Excise Commissioner, Ernakulam for further necessary action. It is stated that a subsequent proposal dated 12.2.2007 was also forwarded to the competent authority which is produced as Ext.P5. Now, after her termination she has filed Ext.P8 representation. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays for a direction to the first respondent to take action on Ext.P8 in the light of Exts.P3 and P4. WPC 583/2009 2 2. Therefore, there will be a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P8 within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. While considering the claim, the first respondent will advert to the proceedings, Exts.P3, P4 and P5 before passing final orders. The petitioner may be given an opportunity for personal hearing also. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/