IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH THURSDAY, THE 23RD AUGUST 2007 / 1ST BHADRA 1929 WP(C).No. 744 of 2004(L) ------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------ 1. V.J.SAJU, ASSISTANT DEPOT ENGINEER, K.S.R.T.C. KASARAGOD DEPOT. 2. RAJAN MUNDAYIL, ASSISTANT DEPOT ENGINEER, K.S.R.T.C. SULTHAN BATHERY. 3. EASTER YASHICA, ASSISTANT DEPORT ENGINEER, K.S.R.T.C. KANIYAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.K.RAVINDRANATH RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC, KPSC SC FOR KSRTC SRI.K.PRABHAKARAN, SC, K.S.R.T.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/08/2007, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 24608 OF 2004 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.C.NO.744/04 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P1 : TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION ISSUED BY THE KSRTC APPEARED IN MATHRUBHUMI DAILY DT. 4.12.2003 EXT.P2 : TRUE COPY OF THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ASSISTANT DEPOT ENGINEER AND DEPOT ENGINEER PRESCRIBED BY THE CORPORATION. TGS KURIAN JOSEPH J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.744 & 24608 of 2004 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 23rd August, 2007. J U D G M E N T Petitioners approached this Court at a time when KSRTC took steps to fill up the posts of Depot Engineer and Assistant Transport Officer by direct recruitment. Though several contentions are raised in the writ petitions, I do not think that this Court should go into those contentions, since the KSRTC has dropped such steps for direct recruitment. Therefore, leaving open the contentions regarding the power of the KSRTC to effect direct recruitment by framing their own regulations, these writ petitions are closed. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. tgs