IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON THURSDAY, THE 10TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 19TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 29902 of 2011(K) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. DIVYA.S.K, `SOPANAM', PERUMON P.O., PERINAD, KOLLAM, (PRESENTLY WORKING AS BILL COLLECTOR, KOTTAYAM MUNICIPALITY). 2. SHEEJA.C.N, KULANGARAYIL HOUSE, MUTTAM P.O., THODUPUZHA, (PRESENTLY WORKING AS BILL COLLECTOR, KOTTAYAM MUNICIPALITY). BY ADV. SRI.M.P.MADHAVANKUTTY RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF P & ARD, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM-695 001. 2. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM-695 001. 3. KOTTAYAM MUNICIPALITY, KOTTAYAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, 686 001. 4. SECRETARY, KOTTAYAM MUNICIPALITY, MUNICIPAL OFFICE, KOTTAYAM-686 001. 5. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM, TRIVANDRUM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY-695 001. WP(C).No. 29902 of 2011(K) 6. THE DISTRICT OFFICER, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, KOTTAYAM-686 001. R1 AND R2 BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER ADV. LIJU V.STEPHEN R3 AND R4 BY ADV. SRI.SIBY MATHEW SRI.PHILIP J.VETTICKATTU SRI.B.PREMNATH (E) R5 AND R6 BY ADV. SHRI P.C. SASIDHARAN, SC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 29902 of 2011(K) APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : TRUE COPY OF THE REPRPESENTATION DATED 19.10.2011 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. /TRUE COPY/ P.S. TO JUDGE. P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, J. .............................................................................. W.P.(C) No.29902 OF 2011 ......................................................................... Dated this the 10th November, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners have approached this Court with the following prayers: “i) to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 1 and 2 to post the petitioners as Lower Division Clerks in some other department or spare them from the job of bill collectors and permit them to work as Lower Division Clerks in the Municipal Common Service. ii) to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 1 and 2 to consider and pass appropriate orders on Exhibit P1 representation within a time frame. iii) to issue such other writ,order or direction which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of this case.” 2. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader on behalf of the respondents 1 and 2, Mr. Siby Mathew, Standing Counsel for the respondents 3 and 4 and Mr. P.C.Sasidharan, Standing Counsel for the W.P.(C) No.29902 OF 2011 2 respondents 5 and 6 (PSC). 3. The learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that the grievance of the petitioners as projected in the writ petition has already been taken up by filing Ext.P1 representation before the first respondent and the petitioners would be satisfied if a direction is given to the said respondent to have it considered and finalised, in accordance with law, within a reasonable time. 4. In the above circumstance, the first respondent is directed to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext. P1, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. The petitioners shall produce a copy of the judgment before the first respondent along with a copy of the writ petition for further steps. The writ petition is disposed of as above. P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE. lk