IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 14TH MARCH 2008 / 24TH PHALGUNA 1929 OP.No. 20494 of 2000(M) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ S.RAJASEKHARAN NAIR, PART TIME SWEEPER, OFFICE OF THE ASST. DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, AYYANCODE, NEYYATTINKARA. BY ADV. SRI.R.T.PRADEEP RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, AYYANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 3. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 4. JEROD V., S/O.G.VARGHESE, CHERIYA PALLINGAL, FATHIMA SADANAM, THIRUPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS,SC,KPSC GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON C.M.P.NO.34294/2000 IN O.P.NO.20494/2000 DISMISSED. 14-3-2008 SD/- KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1(a) TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF REPLY RECEIVED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 25-4-1990. EXT.P1(b) TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE REPLY RECEIVED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 23-1-1991 EXT.P1(c) TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF REPLY RECEIVED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 8-3-1999. EXT.P2. TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF BIO DATA OF 4TH RESPONDENT AS PER SERVICE RECORDS. EXT.P3. TRUE PHOTO COPY OF RELEVANT PAGE OF SERVICE RECORDS OF 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P4. TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF PROCEEDINGS DATED 31-12-1986 EXT.P5. TRUE PHOTO COPY OF SENIORITY LIST OF FITTERS SHOWING THE NAME OF 4THR ESPONDENT FIGURES AS NO.8. / TRUE COPY / P.S. to JUDGE KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- O.P. No.20494 of 2000 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed with the following prayer:- (a) To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction to the respondents to absorb the petitioner as Agricultural Demonstrator or any other post borne out of the service, cadre, category in Agricultural Department befitting his qualifications. The learned Government Pleader submits that the petitioner is holding the post only of a Part-time Sweeper and hence he is not eligible for absorption as Agricultural Demonstrator/Driver. In case the petitioner has still any grievance left with regard to the stand taken in the counter affidavit he may approach the Government within a period of two months from today in which case the matter will be duly considered by the Government with notice to the petitioner and appropriate action in accordance with law in the matter will be taken within another four months. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- O.P.No.20494 of 2000 ----------------------------------- JUDGMENT 14th March, 2008