IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 29TH MAY 2008 / 8TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 13130 of 2008(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ C.V.ANTONY, PART TIME CASUAL SWEEPER, FOREST STATION, VAZHATHOPPU, NAGARAMPARA RANGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF FOREST SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DEPUTY RANGER, FOREST STATION, VAZHATHOPE, IDUKKI DIST. BY SMT.M.R.SREELATHA, GOVT. PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 13130 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 29th May, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is a Part-time Sweeper working in the office of the Vazhathoppu Forest Station in the Nagarampara Range, Kottayam Division since 1992. According to him, the sweeping area serviced by him is 100.52 sq.mtrs, as evidenced by Exhibit P2. Petitioner is aggrieved that a post of Part time Sweeper has not been sanctioned by the Government so far nor has petitioner’s services been regularized. Petitioner is aged 67 years. 2. Regularisation of the services of Casual Sweepers are now regulated by Exhibit P2 -G.O.(P) 501/2005/Fin. Dated 25.11.2005 In the result, the writ petition is disposed of in the following terms.: i) Second respondent shall forward an application to the 1st respondent in the prescribed form appended to G.O(P)501/2005/Fin.Dated 25.11.2005 for sanctioning a post of Part time Sweeper in the office of the W.P ( C) No. 13130 of 2008 2 Vazhathoppu Forest Station in Nagarampara Range in Kottayam Division and also for regularizing the services of the petitioner, along with the Sweeping Area Certificate. This shall be done within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. ii) On receipt of the said application, Government shall cause due enquiry to be made and pass orders on the same in accordance with G.O (P)501/2005/Fin. Dated 25.11.2005 within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the said application. Government shall also pass orders regarding arrears of wages due to the petitioners, within the same time frame. (V.GIRI, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 13130 of 2008 2