IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH MARCH 2009 / 13TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 3364 of 2009(A) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- ANIL KUMAR.K.R, PANAVILA, KURUMANDAL B, PARAVUR.P.O, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI. K.SHAJ SRI.SAJJU.S RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER, KOLLAM. 2. THE STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.3364 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 4th March,2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a physically handicapped unemployed person aged 41 years, who has completed S.S.L.C. He has registered his name with Employment Exchange,. Kollam as early as on 30.5.1990. Exhibit-P2 is the employment registration card. For the post of Part-time Sweeper, the District Medical Officer, Kollam had given requisition to the Employment Exchange, Kollam. Petitioner was also sponsored and Exhibit-P3 intimation letter was received from the 1st respondent to attend the interview on 29.10.2008. 2. Final list of persons selected as Part-time Sweepers was published by the 1st respondent on 16.12.2008 as per Exhibit-P6. The petitioner is a physically handicapped person and he worked in the District Hospital, Kollam as Nursing Helper till 26.2.2008 through Employment Service for a period of W.P ( C) No.3364 of 2008 2 179 days successfully. 3. The non-inclusion of the petitioner is challenged in this writ petition. It is submitted by the learned Government Pleader, on instructions, that petitioner being a physically handicapped person it was found that he is not suitable for the post to which the list has been published as per Exhibit-P6 namely for the post of Part-time Sweeper. 4. In that view of the matter there cannot be any valid challenge against Exhibit-P6. But this will not stand in the way of petitioner's name being sponsored for a suitable post in accordance with his seniority. With the above observations, the writ petition is closed. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.3364 of 2008 3 W.P ( C) No.3364 of 2008 4