IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 2ND JUNE 2011 / 12TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 13667 of 2011(G) -------------------- PETITIONER : --------------------- P.RAVINDRAN, FIELD SUPERVISOR, CASHEW PROGENY ORCHARD, ANTHOOR, KUNTAR POST, MULLERIA VIA, KASARGOD. BY ADV. SRI.C.P.KUNJHIKANNAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 001. 3. THE CASHEW DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, KASARGOD – 671 121. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. SMITHA SUKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 13667 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 2nd day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is in temporary employment as Field Supervisor in the office of the Agricultural Officer, Progeny Orchard for Cashew, Adhur. The petitioner has been allowed to continue in service on temporary basis, he attains 50 years of age. The petitioner has already filed W.P. (C) No.34697/2003 seeking regularization in that post. The petitioner's date of birth is 19.05.1956. Therefore the petitioner would attain the age of 55 years on 18.05.2011. According to the petitioner, consequently the petitioner is entitled to continue in service till 31.03.2012 as per the Government order dated 24.04.2009 in the matter of unification of date of retirement of Government servants. The petitioner therefore seeks a direction to the respondents to allow the petitioner to continue in service till 31.03.2012. When it was pointed out to the counsel for the petitioner that the benefit is applicable only to regular W.P.(C)No. 13667 of 2011 -2- employees, the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this writ petition without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to move appropriately in the writ petition filed by him for regularization in service. Permission is granted and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the above liberty. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/