IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2011 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 8708 of 2011(K) ------------------------------- PETITIONERS: ---------------- 1. V.P.RAJAN, AGED 47 YEARS, S/O.KUMARAN, MOZHAYURKUNNU CHALIL HOUSE, KOOTHALI P.O., PERAMBRA, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 2. V.K.MANOJ, AGED 34 YEARS, S/O. KRISHNAN KUTTY, VAZHAPPALLY HOUSE, MUTHUKAD P.O., PERUVANNAMUZHI, KOZHIKODE. 3. P.SUDHEER, AGED 32 YEARS, S/O. MOOSA, RARAPPAMANNIL HOUSE, MUTHUKAD P.O., PERUVANNAMUZHI, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.A.RANJITH NARAYANAN SRI.S.K.SAJU RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. THE PLANTATION CORPORATION OF KERALA LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, KOTTAYAM-686 004. 3. THE MANAGER, THE PLANTATION CORPORATION OF KERALA LTD., PERAMBRA ESTATE, MUTHUKAD P.O., PERAMBRA, KOZHIKODE-673 528. WP(C).No. 8708/2011 ...2... 4. SATHEESH BABU M.P., S/O. PACHU PILLAI, PERAMBRA ESTATE, PCK LTD., MUTHUKAD P.O., PERAMBRA, KOZHIKODE-673 528. 5. MANOJ K.N., S/O. NARAYANAN, PERAMBRA ESTATE, PCK LTD., MUTHUKAD P.O., PERAMBRA, KOZHIKODE-673 528. BY SRI.T.T. MUHAMOOD, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER. SRI. MATHEWS K. UTHUPPACHAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.8708 Of 2011-K ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 30th DAY OF MARCH, 2011 J U D G M E N T The main prayer in the Writ Petition is for a direction to respondents 2 and 3 to publish the result of the written examination conducted on 31.3.2010 for the post of Tapping Supervisors forthwith and to make appointments on the basis of the same in tune with Exhibit P1. 2. The petitioners 1 to 3 are working as Tappers under the 2nd respondent-Corporation in their plantation at Perambra. Pursuant to Exhibit P1, they submitted application to the post of Tapping Supervisors. The complaint raised in the Writ Petition is that the 3rd respondent is trying to make temporary postings towards the post of Tapping Supervisors. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the 2nd respondent-Management that the further process of selection like oral interview is yet to be completed and it may take some time for completing the process and preparing the rank list. It is also submitted that the process is kept in abeyance in the light of the W.P.(C)No.8708/11 -2- Code of Conduct for the election. Recording the submission made by the learned counsel for the 2nd respondent-Management, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the direction that the selection process will be completed in accordance with the Rules and Regulations and the ranked list will be published accordingly. Sd/-( T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) dsn True copy P.A.to Judge