IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI TUESDAY, THE 25TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 3RD ASWINA 1929 WP(C).No. 28409 of 2007(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. V.A.SHANAVASA,,IIGR.OVERSEAR, N.H.SUB DIVISION,KODUVALLY,KOZHIKODE. 2. K.K.SHAJEEVU, IIGR.OVERSEAR,N.H.SECTION, KODUVALLY,KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.BOSE SRI.VINOD MADHAVAN SMT.NISHA BOSE RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT SECRRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINER, ADMINISTRATION,PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT,DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, P.W.D. N.H.SECTION, KODUVALLY,KOZHIKODE. BY ADV.SHRI.BEJOY CHANDRAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J. ----------------------------------- WP(C) No. 28409 of 2007 ------------------------- Dated, this the 25th day of September, 2007 J U D G M E N T The petitioners, who are working as II Grade Overseers in PWD, originally deployed as per Ext.P3 order are now aggrieved by Ext.P7 order of deployment. According to the petitioners, their juniors in the Department have been retained, while they have been deployed. This violates the norms formulated by the Government in this regard. Petitioners also referred to the fact that there was an earlier order as regards the 1st petitioner. As per the direction of this Court, the Government rectified the earlier order by Ext.P6. Notwithstanding the same, the mistake has been repeated, according to the petitioners, in Ext.P7 order. 2. It is also pointed out that 2nd petitioner is senior to 1st petitioner. Petitioners have approached the 1st respondent pointing out the anomalies by filing separate representations. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader. 4. In the circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing 1st respondent to consider Exts.P8 & P9 representations WP(C) No. 28409/2007 -2- within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, taking into account the grievance of the petitioners that their juniors in the Department have been retained contrary to the guidelines formulated by the Government itself, in the matter of deployment of Government servants to the Local Self Government Department. Appropriate remedial action will be taken without any further delay at the time of disposal of those representations in the aforementioned manner. (V.GIRI, JUDGE.) jg