IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 25TH JANUARY 2008 / 5TH MAGHA 1929 OP.No. 8317 of 2001(M) ---------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ S.RAGHUNATHAN, KAVUMPURAM PUTHUVAL PUTHEN VEEDU, KANDALA P.O., BALARAMAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.SATHEESAN SRI.K.K.GOPINATHAN NAIR SRI.M.R.JAYAPRASAD SRI.N.V.AJAYAKUMAR SRI.K.K.RAJEEV RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1.THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2.THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3.BALARAMAPURAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, BALARAMAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.C.J.JOY THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: O.P.NO.8317/2001 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P1 : COPY OF RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT DT. 19.12.1988. EXT.P2 : COPY OF ORDER ISSUED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT DT. 19.12.1988. EXT.P3 : COPY OF REQUEST MADE BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT TO THE FIRST RESPONDENT DT. 5.2.1992. EXT.P4 : COPY OF REPRESENTATION BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT TO THE MINISTER FOR LOCAL ADMN. DT. 14.2.2001. EXT.P5 : COPY OF CIRCULAR ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DT. 1.3.2001. EXT.P6 : COPY OF JUDGMENT IN O.P.NO.13579/91 DT. 9.1.1998 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------------- Original Petition No.8317 of 2001 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 25th January, 2008. J U D G M E N T In the matter of appointment as Part Time Sweeper, petitioner seeks liberty to approach the Government, since in similar circumstances, the Government has sanctioned Part Time contingent posts. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of as follows :- Petitioner may approach the Government within three months from today, in which case, the matter will be duly considered by the Government in the light of the Government Order dated 6.12.2004 and similar orders, and appropriate action will be taken, taking note also of the fact that the petitioner has been working in the Panchayat for more than 20 years. Appropriate action shall be taken by the Government, within another three months. The interim order passed by this court on 15.3.2001 in CMP No.13367/01 will continue till such time. C.M.P.N os.53613/01 & 13367/01 : Closed. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. tgs KURIAN JOSEPH, J ---------------------------------------------- Original Petition No.8317 of 2001 ---------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T Dated 25th January, 2008.