IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 6TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 15TH BHADRA 1929 WP(C).No. 26520 of 2007(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. MAIYAMMA JOY,W/O. LATE MATHEW, AGED 40 YEARS, KAROORKOTTAPUTHENVEEDU, OLAKETTIAMBALAM P.O., MAVELIKKARA. 2. SHEEJA.M.,W/O. LATE NAZAR HUDHA, AGED 41 YEARS, SHAJI NIVAS, THAMARAKULAM P.O., THAMARAKULAM,CHERUMOODU (VIA),ALAPPUZHA DIST. 3. LALACHAN LAZAR S/O. JOSEPH LAZAR AGED 32 YEARS,THACHERIL HOUSE, PAVUKARA P.O., MANNAR. 4. SOBHANA AMMAL.P.S, W/O. LATE M.J.MOHANAKUMAR, AGED 40 YEARS,MUDIYIL HOUSE, VELIYANADU P.O., ALAPPUZHA. (ALL ARE WORKING AS FIELD WORKERS IN THE NATIONAL FILARIA CONTROL PROGRAMME UNIT UNDER R1) BY ADV. SRI.P.K.BEHANAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH OFFICE OF THE DMO,ALAPPUZHA. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.BIJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ----------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO.26520 of 2007 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of September, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioners were appointed as Field Workers in the National Filaria Control Program Unit, on a provisional basis, under Rule 9(a)(1) of Kerala State and Subordinate Service Rules. The claim is that regular hands selected by the Public Service Commission are not yet available and therefore that they should be permitted to continue in service till such hands join duty. 2. The appointment of the petitioners was obviously provisional. Therefore, they cannot claim a right to continue beyond the period mentioned in the appointment order. 3. Ext.P3 is the representation filed before the District Medical Officer. It is open to him to consider the grievance raised in Ext.P3 and take an appropriate decision. Subject to the above observation, the writ petition is disposed of. V.GIRI, JUDGE css/ : : : :