IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 8TH AUGUST 2008 / 17TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 23213 of 2008(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. K.N.LAILAMANI, UD.CLERK, HIGHER GRADE, STATE SEED FARM, VALACHIRA, KADUTHURUTHY PO KOTTAYAM. 2. K.REMA,UDC, (HG), O/O THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRL.UZHAVOOR, KOZHA PO., KURAVILANGADU, KOTTAYAM. 3. CLEMENT ZACHARIAS, LDC, (HG), O/O. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICLTURE, PALA. 4. V.V.GEORGE, UDC, (HG), O/O.THE ASST. DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, PAMBADI, KOTTAYAM 5. KUNJUMOL.M.KURUVILA, UDC,(HG), O/O.THE PRINCIPAL AGRICULTURE OFFICER,KOTTAYAM. 6. LEELAMMA.K.M,. UDC(HG), O/O.THE PRINCIPAL AGRICULTURE OFFICER, KOTTAYAM. 7. MARY JOHN, UDC(HG), O/O.THE PRINCIPAL AGRICULTURE OFFICER, KOTTAYAM. 8. SOUDAMINI.K.N., LDC., (HG), O/O.THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE RATTC KOZHA PO., KURUVILANGADU, KOTTAYAM. 9. GEORGE MATHEW, UDC, (HG) STATE SEED FARM KOZHA, KURUVILANGADU, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA SRI.K.I.SAGEER RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVT.OF KERALA GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. WP(C).No. 23213 of 2008 -2- 2. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE, GOVT.SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 4. DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL DIRECTORATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. PRINCIPAL AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, KOTTAYAM BY GP SMT. M.R.SREELATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J ------------------- W.P.(C).23213/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 8th day of August, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioners are working in the Agriculture department. They were formerly deployed to the Local Self Government Department pursuant to Ext.P1 Government Order dated 4.7.2000. They have since been repatriated to the parent department, after serving for 3 to 4½ years. The grievance voiced by the petitioners is that in view of G.O.(Rt).No.1578/08/LSGD dated 29.5.2008, steps are being taken to again deploy them to the Local Self Government Department. Aggrieved by the proposal to deploy them, the petitioners have filed Exts.P8 and P9 representations before the Secretary to Government, Agriculture Department, praying that they may not be deployed to the Local Self Government Department again. Thereafter, this writ petition was filed seeking the following reliefs:- (i). Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the respondents not to deploy W.P.(C).23213/2008 2 the petitioners again to the service under the second respondent. (ii). Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the 1st and 2nd respondents to consider and dispose of Exts.P9 and P8 representations respectively, forthwith. 2. When the writ petition came up for admission today, Smt.M.R.Sreelatha, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents, on instructions given by the fifth respondent, submitted that at present there is no proposal to deploy the petitioners to the Local Self Government Department. In view of the said submission, the petitioners cannot have any grievance at present. The Writ Petition is therefore, closed with the observation that if steps are again taken to deploy the petitioners to the Local Self Government Department, they may approach the first respondent setting out their grievances, in which event, the first respondent shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge mrcs