IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 16TH JUNE 2008 / 26TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 13858 of 2008(Y) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------------- K.A.KARTHIAYANI, W/O.RAMAN KUTTY, AGED 52 YEARS, JUNIOR FORMAN (BINDING) GOVERNMENT PRESS, SHORNUR. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF PRINTING, CENTRAL PRESS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. K.VARADARAJA KUMAR, JUNIOR FORMAN, GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. NANDAKUMAR – R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. - R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.13858/2008 Y APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE DIRECTOR (NO.6089/05/SPL.CELL) DTD. 28/06/2007. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE G.O.(RT) NO.642/2008/H.EDN. OF THE GOVERNMENT DTD. 19/04/2008. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE OBJECTION OF THE PETITIONER DTD.23/05/2008. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE NOTICE NO.12509/08/SPECIAL CELL OF THE DIRECTOR DTD. 13/05/2008. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE ORDER NO.830/08/E6/(2) OF THE DIRECTOR OF PRINTING DTD. 02/06/2008. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: EXT.R3(A): COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 19/05/2004 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.R3(B): COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DTD. 18/06/2004 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT ALONG WITH THE RELEVANT EXTRACT OF THE SENIORITY LIST. EXT.R3(C): COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 8/06/2004 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.R3(D): COPY OF THE APPEAL DTD. 7/07/2004 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.R3(E): COPY OF COMMUNICATION DTD. 25/04/2007 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.R3(F): COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DTD. 28/06/2007 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT ALONG WITH THE RELEVANT EXTRACT OF THE SENIORITY LIST. EXT.R3(G): COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 2/07/2007 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.R3(H): COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 13/05/2008 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.R3(I): COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 2/06/2008 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.R3(J): COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 2/06/2008 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE Kss V. GIRI, J. ------------------------------- WP(C).NO. 13858 of 2008 --------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT Though several contentions have been raised in this writ petition, learned counsel for the petitioner submits at this stage that he only prays for a direction to the Director of Printing to consider Ext.P3 and to take a decision thereon at the earliest. 2. In the result, the writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to consider Ext.P3 and pass orders, after hearing the petitioner, the third respondent and any other affected person, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner shall produce a copy of the writ petition also along with a copy of the judgment before the second respondent. V. GIRI, JUDGE. pmn/ WPC. /2008 2