IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN THURSDAY, THE 4TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 13TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 26495 of 2008(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SAVITHRI V.K., VALIYAVEETTIL PARAMBIL, AARPPOOKARA, NOW RESIDING AT PADINJARENILAKKAL, PIRAYAR, KIDANGOOR P.O., KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.GOPALAKRISHNA KURUP SRI.SADER E.REAZ RESPONDENT: ------------- THE MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, REP. BY IT'S REGISTRAR, PRIYADARSINI HILLS, ATHIRAMPUZHA, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SHRI T.A.SHAJI, STANDING COUNSEL FOR M.G.UNIVERSITY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.T. SANKARAN,J. -------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.26495 of 2008 D -------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of September, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein was engaged on daily wages as Peon in the School of Technology and Applied Sciences, Manganam from 4.10.1995. It is stated that when steps were taken to terminate the daily waged employees, the petitioner and others filed O.P.No.15821 of 1996 and other connected cases, challenging their termination. Those Original Petitions were dismissed. However, it is stated that, this Court observed that persons engaged on daily wages shall not be replaced by another set of temporary employees. It is stated that on the basis of that order, the petitioner and others continued till 1998. Thereafter, as per Exts.P2 to P9 orders, the petitioner was employed on daily wages for various spells in the various offices under the respondent. The petitioner continued till 22.11.2006. It is stated that thereafter, the services of daily waged employees were terminated and some of them filed W.P.(C) No.19792 of 2006 and connected cases and that on the basis of interim orders, they were re-engaged by the respondent University. The petitioner did not file any Writ Petition and, therefore, she was not considered for re-employment by the respondent University. Ext.P11 representation dated 26.2.2007 was submitted by the petitioner and others to the respondent. W.P.(C) No.7032 of WP(C) No.26495/2008 2 2007 was filed by some of the persons who submitted Ext.P11 representation and that Writ Petition was disposed of as per Ext.P12 judgment dated 2.3.2007, directing the University to consider Ext.P11 representation (which was marked as Ext.P10 in that Writ Petition). On the basis of Ext.P12 judgment, the petitioners therein were re-engaged again on daily wages. 2. Coming to know about Ext.P12 judgment dated 2.3.2007 and the re-engagement of the petitioners therein, the petitioner herein submitted Ext.P13 representation dated 2.1.2008 before the respondent University, praying that she also may be re-engaged. Ext.P13 representation is pending disposal. 3. The only relief which is claimed by the petitioner is to issue a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P13 representation and pass appropriate orders expeditiously. The learned standing counsel appearing for the respondent University submits that the respondent would consider Ext.P13 representation and dispose of the same after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of with the following directions:- WP(C) No.26495/2008 3 (i) The respondent shall consider and dispose of Ext.P13 representation dated 2.1.2008 submitted by the petitioner, after affording and opportunity of being heard to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of six weeks. (ii) The petitioner shall produce a copy of the Writ Petition and certified copy of the judgment before the respondent. K.T. SANKARAN, JUDGE. cks