IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH MONDAY, THE 2ND APRIL 2007 / 12TH CHAITHRA 1929 OP.No. 11520 of 2000(U) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1.P.PREMACHANDRAN NAIR, KULANGARA VELIYIL HOUSE, EZHUPUNNA P.O., CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA. 2.S.JAIN, CHANDRAVILASAM, THENMALA, PATHANAPURAM TALUK, KOLLAM DIST. 3.RAJU S., RAILWAY PURAMBOKE, THENMALA P.O. KOLLAK DIST. BY ADV. SRI.P.JACOB VARGHESE RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1.STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICITY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2.KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REP. BY THE SECRETATRY, KSEB, VAIDYUTHI BHAVANAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3.THE CHIEF ENGINEER, (ELECTRICAL GENERATION & SYSTEM OPERATION), VAIDHYTHI BHAVANAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4.THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, GENERATION CIRCLE, KSEB, MOOZHIYAR. 5.THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ERECTION DIVISION, KSEB, THENMALA, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.C.RAGHAVAN, SC, KSEB SRI. ASOK M.CHERIYAN, SC, KSEB SRI.A.SUDHI VASUDEVAN, SC, KSEB GOVT.PLEADER SRI.K.V.MANOJ KUMAR. THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON C.M.P.NO.19126/2000 IN O.P.NO.11520/2000 DISMISSED 2...4...2007. SD/- KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P1 : TRUE COPY OF COMMUNICATION SENT BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT TO THE 4TH RESPONDENT DT. 12.5.1998. EXT.P2 : TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION SENT BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT DT. 29.12.1998. EXT.P3 : TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS DT. 1.6.1990. EXT.P4 : TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN O.P.NO.20972/99 DT. 16.8.99. EXT.P5 : TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION SENT BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT DT. 13.10.99 TO THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF THE OFFICE ORDER ISSUED BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT DT. 19.12.1999. EXT.P7 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THE BOARD DT. 2.12.1999. TGS KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------------- O.P.No.11520 of 2000 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 2nd April, 2007. J U D G M E N T The writ petition is filed mainly with the following prayer :- “Issue a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, direction or order calling for the records leading to Ext.P7 order of the first respondent and quashing the same.” It is submitted that the petitioners herein are also similarly situated as those workers regularised pursuant to Board Order dated 17.10.1998, and in the judgment dated 16.6.2006 in O.P.No.3491/2000, this Court has directed the Board to consider the petitioners therein also for a similar treatment. This writ petition is hence disposed of directing the Board to consider the case of the petitioners herein also for a similar treatment, as in the case of those workers covered by the order dated 17.10.1998, in case they are similarly situated. In the event of the petitioners approaching the Board within a period of six weeks from today, the matter will be duly considered and appropriate orders in the light of the Board Order, the judgment of this Court referred to above and other judgments if any, brought to the notice of the OP NO.11520/2000 2 Board will be passed within another two months. It will be open to the petitioners to take all available contentions, including the contentions centering before the Board. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. tgs KURIAN JOSEPH, J ---------------------------------------------- O.P.No.11520 of 2000(U) ---------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T Dated 2nd April, 2007.