IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 17TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 26TH BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 14379 of 2009(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M/S PRIVATE BUS OPERATORS ASSOCIATION ANGAMALY MEKHALA MUNICIPAL BUS STAND ANGAMALY 683 572, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY DAVIS, S/O.JOSEPH. BY ADV. SRI.V.RAJENDRAN (PERUMBAVOOR) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KALADY GRAMA PANCHAYAT SPECIAL GRADE, REP. BYITS SECRETARY KALADY .P.O.,PIN 683 574. R1 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.K.R.DEEPA R2 BY ADV. SRI.DINESH MATHEW J.MURICKEN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.14379 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of September, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the Private Bus Operators Association. It is aggrieved by the action of the panchayat to discontinue the provision for making announcements of buses from the private bus stand to the extent that the said activity would be taken away from the petitioner. Certain suggestions were made at the stage of admission. Ext.R2(a) has been passed by the panchayat taking the stand that the announcements have to be done by the panchayat directly. It is not for this Court to sit in judgment over the wisdom of the panchayat in that regard. The panchayat can make appointments, even provisionally or on daily wages, only as against posts or vacancies which are available in a recognised staff pattern. The petitioner, if at all aggrieved, has an alternate remedy by way of revocation of Ext.R2(a) resolution with the intervention of the Government in terms of the Panchayat Raj Act. The petitioner may also have other remedies as pointed out by its learned counsel. Preserving all such rights, this writ WPC.14379/09 Page numbers petition is dismissed, however, ordering to maintain the status quo as on today for a period of 45 days. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. kkb.18/9.