IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 25TH MAY 2011 / 4TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 6533 of 2011(N) ------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- 1. P.ABDUL RASHEED, AGED 52 YEARS, S/O.PAREETHU KUNJU, PREVENTIVE OFFICER, (GRADE) EXCISE CIRCLE OFFICE, ALAPPUZHA. 2. K.VIJAYAKUMAR, AGED 48 YEARS, S/O.P.K.KARUNAKARAN, PREVENTIVE OFFICER, (GRADE), EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, KAYAMKULAM. 3. P.N.PURUSHOTHAMAN, AGED 52 YEARS, S/O.NARAYANAN, PREVENTIVE OFFICER, (GRADE) UNITED BREWERIES, CHERTHALA. 4. P.DILEEP, AGED 40 YEARS, S/O.G.PONNAN, PREVENTIVE OFFICER (REVERTED AS EXCISE GUARD), EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, KUTHIYATHODU, ALAPPUZHA. 5. M.ABDUL HACK, AGED 55 YEARS, S/O.MUHAMMED KUNJU, PREVENTIVE OFFICER (REVERTED AS EXCISE GUARD) EXCISE CIRCLE OFFICE, MAVELIKKARA. 6. N.REMESAN, AGED 54 YEARS, S/O.NARAYANAN, PREVENTIVE OFFICER (REVERTED AS EXCISE GUARD) EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, ALAPPUZHA. 7. N.KISHORKUMAR, AGED 38 YEARS, S/O.NANDANAN, PREVENTIVE OFFICER (REVERTED AS EXCISE GUARD) EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, KUTHIYATHODU. BY ADV. SRI.KODOTH SREEDHARAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVT., EXCISE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. ...2/- WP(C).No. 6533 of 2011(N) --2-- 3. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, EXCISE DIVISIONAL OFFICE, ALAPPUZHA 688 011. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI.SANDESH RAJA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/05/2011, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 37350 OF 2010 AND CONNECTED CASE, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P(C) Nos.6533 of 2011, 37350 & 37302 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 25th day of May, 2011 J U D G M E N T In all these writ petitions, the petitioners are Excise Guards, who have been promoted as Preventive Officers. They have filed this writ petition challenging their reversion to accommodate direct recruits. Till 31.03.2011, the petitioners were directed to be continued since the direct recruits were undergoing training. They have already joined duty. The petitioners can hope to be promoted as preventive officers only if vacancies are available after appointing the direct recruits. In the above circumstances, what requires to be done in these cases is to direct the respondents to see that if any vacancies are available after accommodating the direct recruits, the petitioners shall be accommodated in those vacancies, in accordance with their seniority. Accordingly, these writ petitions are disposed of with that direction. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE krj