IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID MONDAY, THE 19TH DECEMBER 2011 / 28TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 19995 of 2011(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. G. RADHAKRISHNAN, AGED 46 YEARS, S/O. GOPI, TYPE INSPECTOR,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,FORT.P.O.,THRIVANANTHAPURAM PIN-695023. RESIDING AT 'AMBADI', MAIGALOOR, VEDIV ACHAN COIL.P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695501. 2. T.CHANDRAKUMAR, AGED 41 YEARS, S/O. N.THANKAPPAN NAIR, CONDUCTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT COPORATION, FORT.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695023. RESIDING AT 'GANGA'NADU VATH, NEMOM.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695020. BY ADV. MR.SAJEEV KUMAR K.GOPAL MS.AMBIKA RADHAKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695023. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695023. ADV. MR.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC FOR R1-2 MR.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA, SC, KSRTC FOR R1-R2. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 19995 of 2011(Y) APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: CIRCULAR NO.PL1/01 7775/05 ISSUED BY R1 DTD. 15.12.2006. EXT.P2: RANK LIST VIDE NO.PL/01 7775/05 DTD. 25.1.2007. EXT.P3: MEMORANDUM DTD. 25.1.2007 BY WHICH THE RANK NOS.1 TO 4 IN EXT.P2. EXT.P4: ORDER NO.PL1/01 7775/05 DTD. 13.2.2007. EXT.P5: MEMO ISSUED BY THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER (W) DTD. 16.3.2007. EXT.P6: ORDER BY WHICH DEPUTATION WAS MADE IN THE CORPORATION TO THE POST OF DEPUTY LAW OFFICERS DTD. 29.4.2009. EXT.P7: JUDGMENT OF A DIVISION BENCH OF THIS COURT IN W.A.NO.90/2010 DTD. 28.6.2010. EXT.P8: JUDGMENT IN R.P.NOS.292/2011, 245/2011, 283/2011 OF THIS COURT DTD. 7.6.2011. EXT.P9: ORDER ISSUED BY R1 DTD. 12.5.2011. EXT.P10: REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE R2 DTD. 03.04.2009. EXT.P11: REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER BEFORE R2 DTD. 15.12.2010. EXT.P12: REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS TO THE HON'BLE MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT DTD. 13.6.2011. EXT.P13: REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS TO R1 DTD. 17.5.2011. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL .... // TRUE COPY // P.A TO JUDGE. HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.19995 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 19th day of December, 2011. J U D G M E N T Petitioners are working as Legal Assistants in the service of the 1st respondent Corporation on temporary and working arrangement basis. Petitioners submit that because of the pendency of various litigations relating to selection and appointment of Legal Assistants in the Corporation, the promotion of the Legal Assistants as Deputy Law Officer were delayed. Consequently, the regularisation of the service of the petitioners as Legal Assistants were also denied. It is pointed out that after attaining finality of the said litigations, promotions were given to the Legal Assistants as Deputy Law Officer. It is further pointed out that there are four vacancies of Legal Assistants in the Corporation, therefore, the said vacancies are to be filled from the existing rank list, namely, Ext.P2. According to the petitioners, they are entitled to be regularised since they are working on temporary and working arrangement basis. Petitioners submitted representations as evidenced from Exts.P10 ::2:: W.P.(C).No.19995 Of 2011 to P14 seeking regularisation. In this circumstance, petitioners sought for disposal of the representations pending before the corporation. In the facts and circumstances as noticed above, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Managing Director of the 1st respondent Corporation to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P13 representation, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-