IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 28TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 9TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 5189 of 2008(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. M.SAIDALAVI, S/O.H.MUHAMMED, CASUAL LABOURER, MALAMPUZHA GARDEN GANDHI NAGAR, MALAMPUZHA. 2. H.HANEEFA, S/O.HYDROSE (LATE), CASUAL LABOURER, MALAMPUZHA GARDEN, GANDHI NAGAR, MALAMPUZHA. 3. B.RAJENDRAN, P.LANE, 19/1. MALAMPUZHA, CASUAL LABOURER, MALAMPUZHA GARDEN. 4. A.BABU, S/O.LATE ARUMUGHAN.K., CASUAL LABOURER, MALAMPUZHA GARDEN, DURGA NAGAR, CHERAD, MALAMPUZHA. 5. S.AYYAPPAN, S/O.LATE SUBBAYYAN, CASUAL LABOURER, MALAMPUZHA GARDEN, S.P.LANE, VI/4, MALAMPUZHA. 6. S.THANKAVELU, S/O.CHADAYAN, CASUAL LABOURER, MALAMPUZHA GARDEN, S.P.LANE, 6/5, MALAMPUZHA. 7. K.ALI, ANAKUZHIKKAD, MALAMPUZHA, (CASUAL LABOURER IN MALAMPUZHA GARDEN). 8. V.ANDAVAN, S/O.VELAN, CASUAL LABOURER, MALAMPUZHA GARDEN, S.P.LANE, 4/3, MALAMPUZHA. 9. S.LATHA, D/O.SWAMINATHAN, CASUAL LABOURER, MALAMPUZHA GARDEN, VARANI, MALAMPUZHA. WP(C).No. 5189 of 2008(P) 2 10. P.PRASANNAKUMAR, CASUAL LABOURER, MALAMPUZHA GARDEN, C/O.MADHUSOODANAN, M 25 B, MALAMPUZHA P.O., PALAKKAD-678 651. BY ADV. SRI.ANIL SIVARAMAN SRI.HARIKRISHNAN RAVINDRAN RESPONDENTS: ---------------- 1. GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CHIEF ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DIVISION, MALAMPUZHA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI BEJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).5189/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 28th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioners are working as unskilled manual labourers. According to them, they have been so engaged for more than 10 to 12 years on daily wages. Their engagement is on a casual nature. They have moved the Government seeking regularization of their service and the issue is pending before the Government pursuant to the direction of this Court requiring the Government to consider the issue vide Ext.P1 judgment. 2. In the meanwhile, by Ext.P3, the Chief Engineer is stated to have required the Executive Engineer to engage the workers included in CLR/HR list in accordance with the seniority, on a par with the other employees who are employed on an HR basis. Ext.P4 representation has been filed before the Assistant Executive Engineer essentially seeking an implementation of Ext.P3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the reference made in Ext.P3 is to the representation by the petitioner. W.P.(C).5189/2008 2 After having heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader, Writ petition is disposed of directing the third respondent, Executive Engineer, to take a decision on Ext.P4 (considering it as a representation submitted before the Assistant Executive Engineer) in the light of Ext.P3 and do the needful within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs