IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 24TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 5TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 2193 of 2011(Y) -------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- 1. SUGATHAN,AMBILI BHAVANAM,EDAKKIDAM.P.O, CHOVALLOOR,KOLLAM. 2. V.PARAMESWARAN PILLAI,ASWATHY BHAVANAM, KARIYL,KAZHAKKOOTTAM.P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. SRI.P.SREEKUMAR SRI.K.S.MANU (PUNUKKONNOOR) RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE ADDL. CHIEF SECRETARY,WATER RESOURCES(GW)DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR,GROUND WATER DEPARTMENT, JALA VIJNANA BHAVAN,AMBALAMUKKU,KOWDIAR.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT OFFICER,GROUND WATER DEPARTMENT,KOLLAM – 673 307. 4. THE DISTRICT OFFICER,GROUND WATER DEPARTMENT,PATHANAMTHITTA – 689 695. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.SANDESH RAJA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 2193 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 24th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are SLR workers working under the respondents. According to them, as SLR workers they are liable to be retired only at the age of 58 years. For this contention they rely on Ext.P4 communication from the Chief Engineer of Public Works Department to the Chief Engineer of the Harbour Engineering Department, wherein it has been stated that SLR workers are liable to be retired from service on attaining 58 years. The petitioners' apprehension in this writ petition is that, despite the said position, steps are being taken to retire the petitioners on attaining 55 years of age. Therefore the 1st petitioner has filed Ext.P5 before the 2nd respondent. The petitioners now seek a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, W.P.(C)No. 2193 of 2011 -2- I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 after affording an opportunity of being heard to the 1st petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, before 31.03.2011 which is the date when the petitioners would attain 55 years of age. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/