IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND FEBRUARY 2011 / 13TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 1636 of 2011(D) --------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- RAJESH T.R., S/O.RAJAN T.S., AGED 30 YEARS, WORKING AS JEEP DRIVER, PANATHADI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, PANATHUR (PO), KASARAGOD (DT), RESIDING AT THAYYIL HOUSE, CHAMUNDIKKUNNU (PO) RAJAPURAM VIA, KASARAGOD (DT) PIN:671 532. BY ADV. SRI.T.K.AJITH KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- PANATHADI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PANATHUR (PO), RAJAPURAM (VIA), KASARAGOD (DT), PIN: 671 532. BY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 1636 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 2nd day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as a Temporary Jeep Driver on daily wages in the respondent-panchayat. He apprehends termination from service. According to the petitioner, this court had in Ext.P1 judgment held that in cases where such drivers are appointed after a selection process known to law, they shall be allowed to continue in service until a regular hand is appointed. The petitioner submits that since he had been selected after a selection process the petitioner is entitled to the said relief. I have considered the arguments of the counsel for the petitioner. I had specifically asked the counsel for the petitioner as to whether the notifications inviting applications pursuant to which the petitioner was selected as a temporary driver, had been published in any newspaper. The contention of the counsel is that the W.P.(C)No. 1636 of 2011 -2- notification was published in the notice boards of the panchayat and other Government offices. I do not think that, that is sufficient publication of the notice inviting applications. It is not as if qualified drivers would go to the panchayat and the Government offices everyday to ascertain whether any notification inviting applications has been published there. Therefore without publication of the notification inviting applications in at least one newspaper the selection process cannot be one, after giving opportunity to other similarly placed candidates to compete for the selection. As such, I am not inclined to countenance the contention of the petitioner. Accordingly the writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/