IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI TUESDAY, THE 11TH DECEMBER 2007 / 20TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 36587 of 2007(E) --------------------------------- PETITIONERS: ---------------- 1. JAYAN.E.G., DRAFTSMAN/SURVEYOR GR.I, DEVELOPMENT WING, THRISSUR CORPORATION, THRISSUR. 2. AMBILI.M.R., DRAFTSMAN GR-I, DEVELOPMENT WING, THRISSUR CORPORATION, THRISSUR. 3. SHEEJA GEORGE.P., BUILDING INSPECTOR, DEVELOPMENT WING, THRISSUR CORPORATION, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. SRI.S.RAMESH SRI.T.NAVEEN RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THRISSUR CORPORATION, THRISSUR, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BEJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/12/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 36587 of 2007 -------------------------- Dated this the 11th December, 2007 J U D G M E N T The petitioners' were employees of the erstwhile Thrissur Urban Development Authority. At the time of winding up of the Thrissur Urban Development Authority pursuant to Exhibit-P1 order, all the existing posts in the authority were transferred to the Local Authority, namely, the Thrissur Corporation. Petitioners, therefore, became the employees of the Development Wing of the Corporation. According to the petitioners, pursuant to Exhibit-P2, they are discharging the same duties as assigned to the technical staff of the Thrissur Corporation. But nevertheless, they are not being treated on a par with the other staff of the Corporation, they contend. 2. By Exhibit-P5 order, the Government took a decision to create a separate cadre of engineering staff for Local Authorities under a Chief Engineer working in the Local Self Government Department. There is a proposal to frame Special Rules for the new cadre, as evidenced by Exhibit-P5. Petitioners are aggrieved that the development wing attached to the Thrissur Corporation is not shown as one of the streams for the W.P ( C) No. 36587 of 2007 2 said Engineering cadre. They have brought their grievances to the notice of the Government under Exhibit-P6. After having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader and the learned standing counsel for the Thrissur Corporation, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to look into Exhibit-P6 and hear one among the petitioners and a representative of the Corporation and take a decision thereon, within six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (V.GIRI, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 36587 of 2007 2 K.THANKAPPAN,J CRL.A. NO.92 OF 1999 ORDER 25th May, 2007