IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 5TH JANUARY 2007 / 15TH PAUSHA 1928 WP(C).No. 688 of 2007(F) ------------------------ PETITIONERS: ------------------- 1. JOB J. JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENT, KERALA KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOW WORKING AT DISTRICT KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES OFFICE, KOLLAM. 2. SEBASTIAN K.J., U.D.CLERK (H.G) KERALA KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.ANAND (A.201) SMT.LATHA KRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: --------------------- KERALA KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. BY ADV. MR. K.P. HARISH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M.JOSEPH, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WP.(C) No.688 OF 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 5th day of January, 2007 JUDGMENT Case of the petitioners in brief is as follows: They are working as Junior Superintendent and U.D. Clerk respectively. They are aggrieved by the wrong application of the quota rule. According to the petitioners the quota rule ought to have been applied to the total cadre strength. They rely on the judgment of the Apex Court reported in Prakash v. Kurian (1999(2) K.L.T. 710). Petitioners have approached the respondent by filing Exts.P1 and P2. 2. I heard learned counsel appearing for the respondent also. The writ petition is disposed of as follows: There will be a direction to the respondent to consider and take a decision on Exts.P1 and P2 after hearing the petitioners and all the affected parties within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE) sb K.M.JOSEPH, JJ. - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.A. No. OF - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JUDGMENT Dated this the day of February, 2006.