IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 11TH JANUARY 2008 / 21ST POUSHA 1929 OP.No. 4283 of 1998(I) ------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- 1. KERALA PANCHAYAT EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION STATE COMMITTEE, GANDHARI AMMAN COVIL ROAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP.BY THE GENERAL SECRETARY. 2. K.J.KURIAN, UPPER DIVISION CLERKS MANJERI GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 3. K.P.SUDHAKARAN, UPPER DIVISION CLERK, UDAYAMPEROOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 4. SIMON VARGHESE, UPPER DIVISION CLERK , OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYAT, KOTTAYAM. 5. C.M.UNNIKRISHNAN NAIR, UPER DIVISION CLERK, VELLOOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.JAJU BABU RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. OP. NO.4283/1998 3. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADDL. R4 IS IMPLEADED. 4. P.A. ABOOBACKER, PRESIDENT, KERALA PANCHAYAT, MINI SERIAL STAFF ASSOCIATION, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DT. 10.9.1998 IN CMP. 8267/1998. ADDL. R5 IS IMPLEADED 5. S.LANEENDRAN, U.D.CLERK, BLOCK PANCHAYAT OFFICE, ANCHAL. IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DT. 1.7.98 IN CMP. 21242/1998. BY ADV. SRI.KRB.KAIMAL SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS,SC,KPSC BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.T.B.RAMANI.` THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP. NO.4283/1998 ORDER ON CMP. NO.7687/1998 IN OP. NO.4283/1998 DISMISSED 11.01.2008 SD/- T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE GOVT. ORDER DT.3.2.87 ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE GOVT. ORDER DT. 23.9.87 ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT. EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE LETTER DT. 3.1.95 ISSUED BY THE GOVT. TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT. 16.9.96 IN OP. NO.13583/96 PASSED BY THIS HONOURABLE COURT. EXT.P5:- COPY OF THE GOVT. LETTER DT. 21.10.95 ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT. EXT.P6:- COPY OF THE LETTER DT. 28.7.97 SENT BY THE GOVT. TO THE P.S.C. EXT.P7:- COPY OF THE LETTER SUBMITTED BY THE IST PETITIONER TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT ON 17.9.97. EXT.P8:- COPY OF THE GOVT. ORDER DT. 13.10 .97 ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT. EXT.P9:- COPY OF THE ORDER DT. 9.1.98 ISSUED BY THE HONOURABLE HIGH COURT. EXT.P10:- COPY OF THE AMENDED SPECIAL RULES ISSUED BY THE GOVT. EXT.R2(a):- COPY OF THE ORDER DT. 24.7.98 IN CMP. 21272/98 IN OP. 13583/96. EXT.R4(a):- COPY OF THE ORDER IN CMP. 18323/97 IN OP. NO.10388/97 DT. 2.9.97 HIGH COURT OF KERALA. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = O.P.No.4283 of 1998-I. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 11th day of January, 2008. J U D G M E N T It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that in the light of the Division Bench decision reported in Kerala Panchayat Executive Officers Association v. State of Kerala (2000(3) KLT 701), no further orders are called for in this writ petition as the said judgment will govern the issue that is raised herein. Therefore, this Original Petition is closed. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. kvs/-