IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 5TH JULY 2007 / 14TH ASHADHA 1929 WP(C).No. 9386 of 2006(P) -------------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------------ 1. SMT. M.N.KARTHIYAYANI, SENIOR GRADE STENOGRAPHER, KSINC HEAD OFFICE, COCHIN-20. 2. SHRI. V.I.PADMAKSHAN, LASCAR, KSINC, THEVARA, COCHIN-15. BY ADV. SRI.DEEPU THANKAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. KERALA SHIPPING & INLAND NAVIGATION CORPORATION LTD., GANDHI NAGAR, COCHIN-20, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, COASTAL SHIPPING & TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.P.C.IYPE, GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.VAKKOM N.VIJAYAN,SC,KS & INC LTD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO: 9386/2006 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1. COPY OF THE LITS OF PUBLIC SECTOR UNERTAKING WITH THE AGE OF RETIREMENT PUBLISHED IN THE YEAR 2002-03. EXT.P2. COPY OF THE NOTICE DT. 7/6/05. EXT.P3. COPY OF THE EXTRACT FROM THE MINUTES ON 24/08/95. EXT.P4. COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT. 12/06/2004. EXT.P5. COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER DT. 3/08/04. EXT.P6. COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DT. 8/12/2004. EXT.P7. COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE VIIITH PAY REVISION COMMISSION. EXT.P8. COPY OF THE GOVT. ORDER DT. 17/3/2006. EXT.P9. COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT. 22/3/2003. EXT.P10. COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT. 22/3/2006. EXT.P11. COPY OF THE ORDER DT. 20/6/2003. True copy tga K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No. 9386 of 2006-P ------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of July, 2007. J U D G M E N T The petitioners are employees of the first respondent Corporation. When they were on the verge of retirement, they have approached this Court, praying for enhancement of retirement age from 55 to 58. Since there was no interim order, they retired during the pendency of the writ petition. Now, the writ petitions filed by similarly placed persons W.P.(C) No.5239 of 2007 and connected cases have been allowed on 3-7-2007. So, it is ordered that the directions issued in that cases will govern this case also. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE. MS