IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER THURSDAY, THE 13TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 22ND BHADRA 1929 WA.No. 2233 of 2007() --------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.24857/2007 Dated 16/08/2007 .................... APPELLANT: PETITIONERS: ----------------------- 1. M.K. KAREEM SAHIB, AGED 54 YEARS, S/O. M.M. KASSIMKUTTY, PALLIKTHEKKETHIL HOUSE, MULAKKUZHA P.O., CHENGANNOOR, ALAPPUZHA DIST. (ACCOUNTS OFFICER ON DEPUTATION, DISTRICT PROJECT OFFICER, SSA, THEVALLY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, KOLLAM). 2. P.S. JOSE, AGED 55 YEARS, S/O. LATE P.J. SEBASTIAN, PUTHUPARAMBIL- KOCHINCHERIL, JOSE VILLA, KAVUMBHAGAM P.O., THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA DIST. (DY.TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, DEPT. OF MOTOR VEHICLES,SOUTH ZONE, TRANS TOWER,VAZHUTHACADU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. N. BHASI, AGED 54 YEARS, S/O. NANU, KANAKA SADANAM, PUTHAMKULAM P.O., KOLLAM DISTRICT. (BLOCK PROGRAMME OFFICER, SSA, BRC, CHATHANUR, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,KOLLAM). 4. B. SOMASEKHARAN UNNITHAN,AGED 55 YEARS, S/O. LATE BHASKARAN PILLAI, ILAMPADATHU HOUSE, PULLIKANAKKU P.O., KAYAMKULAM. (DY.SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CBCID, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, KOLLAM). 5. V.H. MUHAMMED EASA SAHIB, AGED 55 YEARS, S/O. V.K. HAMEED, ISLAMIYA BUILDING, NARANGANAM NORTH P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. (DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE POLICE FINGER PRINT BUREAU DEPARTMENT OF HOME, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-4). 6. P.V. KALESH, AGED 54 YEARS, S/O. P.K. VIJAYABHANU, T.C.23/1115, SREESYLAM, VALIYASALA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER, KERALA STATE POLICE PHOTOGRAPHIC BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-4). W.A.2233/2007 -2- 7. M. CHANDRASEKHARAN NAIR, AGED 54 YEARS, S/O. K. MADHAVAN NAIR, PORNAMI, T.C.7/934-3, PANGODE, KANJIRAMPARA P.O. (DIRECTOR, SHORT HAND BUREAU, SBCID, HEADQUARTERS, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-4). 8. B. MUHAMMED UNNI, AGED 55 YEARS, S/O. MUHAMMED MASTER, KILIKKODE HOUSE, MONGAM P.O. MALAPPURAM-673 692. (JOINT R.T.O.,O/O.DY.TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, TRANS TOWER, VAZHUTHACADU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SMT.S.K.DEVI SRI.SANTHOSH P.ABRAHAM RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CABINET SECRETARY, SARDAR PATEL BHAVAN, SANSAD MARG, NEW DELHI-100001 BY ADV. SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,ASST.SOLICITOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI BENNY GERVASIS THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & A.K.BASHEER, JJ ------------------- W.A. 2233/2007 -------------------- Dated this the 13th day of September, 2007 JUDGMENT Radhakrishnan, J Writ petitioners are Government employees and they have approached this Court seeking a direction to the first respondent to enhance the retirement age from 55 to 58. These are all matters to be decided by the Government and this Court sitting in this jurisdiction is not justified in giving a direction to enhance the retirement age of Government employees. Appeal is therefore, dismissed. K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN Judge A.K.BASHEER Judge mrcs