IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 14TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 23RD BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 6147 of 2009(K) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. RENE GLADSTONE, SENIOR FAIR COPY ASSISTANT, SPECIAL OFFICER (REVENUE) KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDYUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 004. 2. RENTAKALA.R., SENIOR FAIR COPY ASSISTANT, TRANSMISSION CONSTRUCTION DIVISION, K.S.E.BOARD, PATTOR P.O., EDAPPOL, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 3. SYAMALA M., SENIOR FAIR COPY ASSISTANT, VYDYUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 004. BY ADV. SRI.P.B.SAHASRANAMAN SRI.T.S.HARIKUMAR SRI.K.JAGADEESH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDYUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (HRM), KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDYUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.K.S.ANIL, SC, KSEB FOR R1 & 2 SRI. ASOK M.CHERIYAN, SC, KSEB FOR R1-R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 6147 of 2009 -2- APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: TRUE PHOTOSTAT COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT, NO.EB5 /JFCA/RP/2001/01/TVM, DATED 4-2-2002 EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE DECISION OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 4-3-2002 EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN O.P NO.33514 OF 2002, DATED 17-7-2003 EXT.P4: TRUE PHOTOSTAT COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT, DATED 19-11-2007 EXT.P5: TRUE PHOTOSTAT COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE 2ND PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 19-7-2007 EXT.P6: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE 3RD PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT, DATED 25-8-2008 /TRUE COPY/ P.A TO JUDGE V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.6147 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 14th September,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioners, who are working as Fair Copy Assistants, were directed to be promoted as Senior Fair Copy Assistants in accordance with the ratio 1:1 between Junior Fair Copy Assistant and Senior Fair Copy Assistants as per Ext.P1 order passed by the Chief Engineer of the Electricity Board. Enforcement of Ext.P1 was directed to be kept in abeyance as per Ext.P2. On a challenge by another beneficiary of Ext.P1, Ext.P2 was set aside by this Court as per Ext.P3 judgment. Petitioners are similarly situated to the petitioner in Ext.P3 judgment. In these circumstances, petitioners shall also be promoted as Senior Fair Copy Assistants on the strength of their inclusion in Ext.P1 and further orders shall be passed within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Writ petition is disposed of as above. (V.GIRI,JUDGE) ma 2 3