IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 25TH MAY 2009 / 4TH JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 14206 of 2009(U) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- 1. S. EDISON, TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, THIRUVALLA. 2. C. SREEJAYAN, TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, KUTTANAD. 3. K. SURESH KUMAR, TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, THODUPUZHA. 4. K. UNNIKRISHNAN, TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, THALIPARAMBA. 5. P. VENUGOPALAN, TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, KASARCODE. 6. T. RAMACHANDRAN, TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, CHITTOOR, PALAKKAD DIST. 7. T.J. PAUL, TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, MANNARCAD, PALAKKAD DIST. 8. P.V. SYED ALAVI, TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, TIRURANGADI. BY ADV. MR.KKM.SHERIF MR.A.A.ZIYAD RAHMAN MR.LAL K.JOSEPH SMT.SHEENA SAMUEL MR.P.MURALEEDHARAN (THURAVOOR) RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R3 BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Rs/ P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P.(C) No. 14206 of 2009 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this the 25th day of May, 2009 JUDGMENT Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. 2. The petitioners are Taluk Supply Officers. They are aggrieved by their inclusion in Ext.P2 list of Taluk Supply Officers to be sent on deputation to the Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation. The petitioners contend that Ext.P2 list has been prepared ignoring paragraph 12 of the norms laid down in Ext.P1 Government order, governing such deputation. They have filed Ext.P3 series of objections before the Director of Civil Supplies pointing out this aspect. In this writ petition, the petitioners inter alia pray for a direction to the Director of Civil Supplies to consider the objections filed by them to Ext.P2 list and pass orders thereon before sending them on deputation. 3) The learned Government Pleader appearing for the W.P.(C) 14206/09 -2- official respondents submits that the Director of Civil Supplies will consider the representations and take a decision thereon. From a reading of the writ petition and after hearing the learned counsel for the petitioners, it appears that the main grievance voiced by the petitioners is regarding implementation of paragraph 12 (a) of the norms set out in Ext.P1. According to the petitioners, there are seniors in the Civil Supplies Department who have not completed 15 years of service on deputation and that the petitioners may not be compelled to go on deputation again before the said officers are send on deputation. In my opinion, this is a matter which the Director of Civil Supplies has to consider while passing orders on Ext.P3 series of objections. I, accordingly, dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Director of Civil Supplies to consider the objections raised by the petitioners in Ext.P3 series and pass orders thereon taking note of the guide lines evidenced by Ext.P1. The Director of Civil Supplies shall W.P.(C) 14206/09 -3- pass a reasoned order referring to the objections raised by the petitioners in Ext.P3 series, within one month from today. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. mn.