IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 14TH JANUARY 2011 / 24TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 37121 of 2010(M) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- 1. MANOJ C.S., HDR 6575, B COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 2. SUBI M.P., HDR 6172, F COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 3. BIJU BENNIAM, HDR 6173, F COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 4. HEMANTH C., HDR 6175, A COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 5. SHYAM, HDR 6176, F COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 6. SHANAVAS M.M., HDR 6178, F COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 7. MURUKESAN, HDR 6181, F COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 8. PRASEEN RAJ, HDR 6184, F COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 9. ARUN VISWAM, HDR 6185, F COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 10. JOSEPH JOSHY, HDR 6219, F COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 11. YOHANNAN, HDR 6222, F COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 12. DILEEPKUMAR, HDR 6223, A COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. svs ...........2/-... ..2.. WP(C).No. 37121/2010(M) 13. MURUKADAS, HDR 6225, B COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 14. JAYARAJ P., HDR 6232, F COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 15. PETER N.M., HDR 6234, F COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 16. MAHADEVAN, HDR 6238, F COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 17. SIVAN K.A., HDR 6240, E COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 18. RAJENDRAN, HDR 6241, F COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 19. SANTHOSH K.K., HDR 6242, B COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 20. AMAL T.K., HDR 6244, A COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 21. SIJO JOSE, HDR 6246, A COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 22. GIBI K.C., HDR 6247, E COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 23. SEBY P.O., HDR 6248, F COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 24. ABY MATHEW, HDR 6250, A COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 25. PRAMOD K.R., HDR 6251, E COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 26. SUNIL K.USMAN, HDR 6252, A COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 27. MANOJ M.P., HDR 6253, F COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 28. BIMAL KUMAR, HDR 6255, A COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 29. MANOJ KUMAR, HDR 6257, E COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. svs ...........3/-.... ..3.. WP(C).No. 37121/2010(M) 30. SAIMON LAL, HDR 6281, A COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 31. PAULY VARGHESE, HDR 6261, E COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 32. SHAMEER P.M., HDR 6269, A COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 33. ANTONY C.S., HDR 6270, B COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 34. VASUDEVAN K.N., HDR 6270, B COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 35. SHAJI K.S., HDR 6276, A COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 36. RANJITH K.NAIR, HDR 6560, B COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 37. SUBIN T RAJU, HDR 6579, B COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 38. SUDHEESH N.S., HDR 6580, D COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 39. REJIBABU S.L., HDR 6584, HQ COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 40. SHINE V.V., HDR 6590, D COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 41. HARIPRASANTH, HDR 6592, D COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 42. AUSTLYN RAJ, HDR 6596, E COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 43. VARGHESE KUTTY K.A., HDR 6597, B COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 44. SHYAM KUMAR K.S., HDR 6599, E COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 45. SHIVAN P.P., HDR 6604, D COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 46. VASAN V.S., HDR 6611, E COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. svs ............4/-... ..4.. WP(C).No. 37121/2010(M) 47. ANISH M., HDR 6612, D COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 48. THASLIM K.A., HDR 6613, D COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 49. BINOJ KUMAR P.A., HDR 6615, E COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 50. SANTHOSH K.D., HDR 6616, E COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 51. IYAS P.P., HDR 6618, A COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 52. SREEKUMAR, HDR 6620, E COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 53. ANISH K.P., HDR 6621, D COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 54. SHANIL K.S., HDR 6626, A COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 55. RANJITH GOPINATH, HDR 6629, D COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 56. SUDHEESH M.T., HDR 6632, D COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 57. GANESH KUMAR K.P., HDR 6641, A COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 58. SANTHOSH, HDR 6645, D COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 59. VINOD M.A., HDR 6650, D COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 60. RAJESH G., HDR 6652, D COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 61. VINOD KUMAR K.J., HDR 6655, D COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. 62. SHAJI M.K., HDR 6657, B COY, KAP I BN, THRISSUR. BY ADVS. SRI.M.T.BALAN SRI.B.JAYABAL svs ...........5/-... ..5.. WP(C).No. 37121/2010(M) RESPONDENT(S): --------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMNT, GOVERNMENT SECRTARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 001. 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 685 010. 3. DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, A.P.BATTALLIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 010. 4. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, A.P.BATTALLIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 010. 5. COMMANDANT, KAP 1ST BATTALLION, RAMAVARAM PURAM, THRISSUR, PIN - 680 631. R1 TO R5 BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.37121 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of January, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioners are Police Constables. They were promoted as Havildars in the Armed Police Battalion. Based on their seniority in the post of police constable, they are entitled to be reverted as police constables and transferred to the District Armed Reserve. Their grievance in this writ petition is that although they have been ordered to be transferred to the District Armed Reserve, they are still retained in the Armed Police Battalion and their juniors have already been relieved to join the District Armed Reserve. The apprehension of the petitioners is that, when, ultimately, they are relieved from the Armed Police Battalion to join duty in the District Armed Reserve, based on the transfer already ordered, they would be treated as juniors to others who have already joined there, though others are juniors to the petitioners in the Armed Police Battalion, going by the advice of the PSC at the time of recruitment as Police constables. W.P.(C)No.37121/10 2 2. A statement has been filed by the Commandant, Kerala Armed Police 2 Battalion, in W.P.(C).No.31241/2010, which has been adopted by the Government in all the writ petitions. The stand of the Government is that the services of the petitioners are absolutely necessary in the Armed Police Battalion for training police constables who are to undergo training for nine months and that is why they are still retained in the Armed Police Battalion. It is also stated that after nine months, they would be relieved from the Armed Police Battalion to the District Armed Reserve in accordance with their original orders of transfers and they would be allowed to join the District Armed Reserve with seniority over their juniors in the Armed Police Battalion, who have already been relieved from the Armed Police Battalion although the petitioners would join only subsequently. I am of opinion that the same would sufficiently redress the grievances of the petitioners and the petitioners are actually being honoured when the respondents recognise the necessity of their services for successful conduct of the training to new entrants as police constables. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: W.P.(C)No.37121/10 3 The petitioners shall be relieved from the Armed Police Battalion to join the District Armed Reserve in accordance with their original orders of transfer as undertaken in paragraph 8 of the statement immediately after conclusion of the training, for which they are retained in Armed Police Battalion and shall be allowed to join the District Armed Reserve with the same seniority in the Armed Police Battalion over their juniors who have already been relieved to join the District Armed Reserve, despite the fact that the juniors had joined earlier to the petitioners in this writ petition. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(C)No.37121/10 4 W.P.(C)No.37121/10 5