IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 9TH MARCH 2010 / 18TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 4132 of 2010(N) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- N.MANIKANTAN, PEON (ORDERED TO BE TERMINATED), KERALA INSTITUTE OF TOURISM AND TRAVEL STUDIES, THYCAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.D.KISHORE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, TOURISM DEPARTMENT (B), GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KERALA INSTITUTE OF TOURISM AND TRAVEL STUDIES (KITTS), THYCAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR. 3. THE DIRECTOR, KERALA INSTITUTE OF TOURISM AND TRAVEL STUDIES (KITTS), THYCAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. SURESH BABU, PEON, KERALA INSTITUTE OF TOURISM AND TRAVEL STUDIES (KITTS), THYCAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P. NANDAKUMAR -R1 TO R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 4132 OF 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner had been working as Peon in the Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, established by the Department of Tourism, from 2002 onwards on contract basis. The petitioner challenges Ext.P4 order dated 1.2.2010 whereby he has been terminated from service and the 4th respondent has been accommodated in his place. 2. Admittedly, the petitioner was only an appointee on contract basis whereas the 4th respondent is a regular employee of the second respondent - Institution. Now, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P5 representation dated 20.2.2010 before the third respondent requesting him to re-engage him in service and to take appropriate steps for regularising his service. Without making any observations as to the merits of the case, I am W.P.(C)NO. 4132/2010 2 disposing of the Writ Petition with a direction to the third respondent to consider Ext.P5 representation and pass orders thereon within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. If the petitioner requests for a personal hearing, the same shall also be considered. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) sp/ W.P.(C)NO. 4132/2010 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. W.P.(C) NO. 4132/2010 JUDGMENT 9th March, 2010