IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 15TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 3628 of 2009(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.K.KANAKAM,ASSISTANT ENGINEER, L.S.G.D. SECTION, ELAVALLY GRAMA PANCHAYAT, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN SRI.K.K.GOPINATHAN NAIR SRI.M.R.JAYAPRASAD SRI.P.MOHANDAS (ERNAKULAM) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, ADV.SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.3628/2009-F ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 4th day of February, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is presently working as Assistant Engineer at LSGD Section, Elavally Grama Panchayat, Thrissur District. She was originally appointed as Assistant Engineer in the Water Resources Department. Ext.P1 is the Government Order by which the Government decided to deploy several Engineering Staff to Local Self Government Institutions from Public Works and Irrigation Departments. Even according to the Government Order, Ext.P1, she is entitled for redeployment to her parent department. In the meanwhile, Local Self Government Engineering Service Rules came into force with from 01/01/2008. As per the Special Rules the employees are given chance for exercising the option to continue either at L.S.G.D or return to their parent department. The petitioner has already exercised option to return to her parent department during November, 2007. Aggrieved by the delay in the matter, she has filed Ext.P3 representation before the second respondent. 2. The learned Government Pleader submits that the issue regarding the redeployment of staff etc. are pending consideration in a batch of cases before this Court and a final decision could not be taken in the matter. W.P.(C) No.3628/2009 -:2:- 3. Since the petitioner has already moved the competent authority by Ext.P3, there will be a direction to the Chief Engineer, L.S.G.D, to consider the same and pass appropriate orders after finding out whether any substitute is available for a posting in the Panchayat. The same shall be done within a period of one month from the date of receipt of the copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE