IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 24TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 5TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 5776 of 2011(V) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- BSNL SECURITY STAFF ASSOCIATION, KERALA CIRCLE(EX-SERVICEMEN),DISTRICT COMMITTEE, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT,PIN-688 537,(REGD.NO.01-22-06), REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY,K.SUKUMARAN, NAIR,THAYIVELIYIL HOUSE,CMC-12,CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.N.RADHAKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER,BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LTD.,KERALA CIRCLE,TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE GENERAL MANAGER,B.S.N.L.(TELECOM), ALAPPUZHA. 3. THE CENTRAL LABOUR COMMISSIONER, TRIVANDRUM. 4. GOVT.OF INDIA,MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, REP.BY ITS DIRECTOR GENERAL OF RE-SETTLEMENT(DGR), DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF RE-SETTLEMENT,WEST BLOCK-IV R.K.PURAM,NEW DELHI. BY SC SRI.C.S.RAMANATHAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.5776 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an association of ex-service men who are working as Security Guards in the various installations of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (hereinafter referred to as 'BSNL' for short). They have filed this writ petition for a direction to the respondents to engage only ex-service men sponsored by the security agencies recognised by the Director General of Re-Settlement for various types of work including the up-keeping work in the installations of BSNL at Alappuzha. A learned single Judge of this Court has in identical circumstances disposed of W.P.(C) No.7631 of 2009 with the direction that the petitioner therein should move the Director General of Re- settlement setting out their grievance. The said decision was upheld by a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.785 of 2009. In such circumstances, I am of the opinion that the petitioner herein should also bring its grievance to the notice of the Director General of Re- Settlement. I, accordingly, dispose of the writ petition with a direction that in the event of the petitioner submitting an appropriate representation before the Director General of Re-Settlement, the said W.P.(C) No.5776 of 2011 2 authority shall consider the same with notice to the petitioner and respondents 1 and 2 herein and take an appropriate decision thereon expeditiously and in any event within six weeks from the date on which the petitioner submit a representation along with a copy of this judgment before the Director General of Re-Settlement. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj.