IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 23RD MARCH 2009 / 2ND CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 9275 of 2009(D) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): PETITIONER ------------------------- 1. R.SUJITH, S/O.P.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR AGED 31 YEARS, COMPUTER OPERATOR, POVERTY ALLEVIATION UNIT (DRDA) DISTRICT PANCHAYATH OFFICE, ALAPPUZHA. 2. V.S.BINISH S/O. SUGUNAN, AGED 33 YEARS,COMPUTER OPERATOR, POVERTY ALLEVIATION UNIT (DRDA) DISTRICT PANCHAYATH OFFICE, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, KRISHIN BHAVAN, NEW DELHI 110 114. 2. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT (ERA) DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONERATE RURAL DEVELOPMENT, L.M.S. COMPOUND, TRIVANDRUM. 4. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION UNIT (DRDA) DISTRICT PANCHAYATH OFFICE, ALAPPUZHA. ADV. SRI.P.P.PADMALAYAN, C.G.C FOR R1 GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.9275/2009-D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 23rd day of March, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioners herein are working as Computer Operators. The first petitioner is having B.Sc Zoology and P.G.D.C.A and the second petitioner is having Pre-degree and D.C.A qualification. They are working from 15/07/2000 and 01/09/2000 on daily wage basis. There was a scheme namely, the D.R.D.A Administration Scheme which is a centrally sponsored scheme introduced with effect from 01/04/1999 and funded on a 75:25 basis between the Central and State Governments. Ext.P2 is the Administration Guidelines of D.R.D.A. It is submitted that following the same, several of the daily wage employees have been regularised. Ext.P3 is produced in support of the said plea. The petitioners have been working for the last nearly nine years. It is claimed that in the light of the D.R.D.A. Administration scheme they are entitled for regularisation. Exts.P4 and P4(a) are orders issued by the Central Government to the State Government to absorb the daily wage employees who are having 3 to 5 years of service. 2. Seeking for appropriate action in the matter, the petitioners have filed Exts.P6 ad P6(a) before the Government of Kerala. Thereafter, the Commissioner has called for the list of employees in the D.R.D.A for W.P.(C) No.9275/2009 -:2:- regularisation and already by Ext.P7, the list of employees including the petitioners have been forwarded for absorption. The petitioners pray that the respondents may be directed to take appropriate action within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 3. In the result, the writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P6 and P6(a) after hearing the petitioners within a period of four months from the date of receipt of the copy of this judgment. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms