IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2011 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 11545 of 2011(P) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- 1. G.SUDHAKARAN, HINDU, AGED 50, RESIDING AT MANICKAM VILAGAM, MELE PUTHEN VEEDU, THIRUVALLAM.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-27. 2. SHAILA KUMARI, W/O.R.SAMBREDEVAN, HINDU, AGED 50, RESIDING AT KAVIN PUATHU VEEDU, PACHALLOOR.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.RAMASWAMY PILLAI RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. CORPORATION OF TRIVANDRUM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, CORPORATION BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. R1 BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.ANTONY MUKKATH R2 BY ADV. SRI.P.K.MANOJ KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/04/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 11545 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of April, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are provisional employees. They have filed this writ petition seeking continuation in service notwithstanding the expiry of the period for which they have been appointed, until regular hands joined duty. This court has time and again held that provisional employees cannot continue beyond the period for which they have been appointed. Therefore the petitioners' claim cannot be countenanced. Accordingly the writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/