IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 3RD JUNE 2010 / 13TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 14994 of 2010(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- VINOD.V., U.D. FIELD ASSISTANT/U.D.CLERK PROJECTO FFICER (COIR) PONNANI, WORKING AS U.D.F.A IN THE OFFICE OF THE COIR INSPECTOR, PONNANI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. SMT.POOJA SURENDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. THE DISTRICT INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. V.JAYASAGARAN, JUNIOR CO-OPERATIVE INSPECTOR, PROJECT OFFICE (COIR), CHIRAYINKIL. 4. I.RAJALEKSHMI, JUNIOR CO-OPERATIVE INSPECTOR, PROJECT OFFICE (COIR)KOLLAM. 5. A.SUBIN, JUNIOR CO-OPERATIVE INSPECTOR, PROJECT OFFICE (COIR) KOLLAM. 6. N.ASHOK, JUNIOR CO-OPERATIVE INSPECTOR, DISTRICT INDUSTRIES CENTRE, KASARAGODE. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMITHA BAU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/06/2010, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 14998 OF 2010 WPC NO. 16544 OF 2010 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) Nos.14994,14998 & 16544/2010 ------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T Claim raised in these writ petitions relates to appointment to the post of Junior Co-operative Inspector in the Industries and Commercial Departments by appointment by transfer from the category of UD Clerk. The averrments in these writ petitions show that according to the petitioners,being UD clerks, they are eligible and that such claims have been upheld by this court in Exts.P7 and P13 judgments produced by them. It is stated that despite their eligibility and although this very issue has been held in their favour in the judgment referred to above, respondents 1 and 2 are not appointing the petitioners as Junior Co-operative Inspectors in accordance with their seniority. 2. If as stated by the petitioners they are eligible and their claims have already been upheld by this court in the judgments referred to above, it is only appropriate for the 2nd respondent to consider the claim urged by the petitioners in the light of the judgments relied on by them. WPC.No. 14994/2010 :2 : 3. Having regard to the above, I dispose of this writ petition directing that on the production of a copy of this judgment along with copies of these writ petition, the 2nd respondent shall consider the claim of the petitioners for appointment to the post of Junior Co-operate Inspector in accordance with their seniority and orders thereon will be passed within 4 weeks thereafter Petitioners shall produce a copy of the judgment along with copies of these writ petitions before the 2nd respondent for compliance. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/