IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 14TH JUNE 2010 / 24TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 18298 of 2010(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- K.SIVAPRASAD, EMPANELLED DRIVER, KSRTC, CHATHANNOOR DEPOT, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, K.S.R.T.C., CHATHANNOOR DEPOT, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY SRI. V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC FOR KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.18298 of 2010 --------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 14th DAY OF JUNE, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner herein is working as an empanelled Driver in the KSRTC in the Chathannur Depot. According to the petitioner he has been working from the year 1997 onwards. The first respondent invited application for the post of empanelled drivers from persons who have registered with the Employment Exchange and the petitioner had submitted an application for the same. The petitioner was initially working in the Kottayam Depot and from which he was transferred later to the Chathannur Depot. 2. The grievance raised by the petitioner is that even though the petitioner has got 13 years of service in the Corporation, merely because he was on leave on medical grounds for some period, his name is not included in the list of provisional drivers for regularisation. Aggrieved by the same, he has filed Exhibit P3 representation before the Managing Director of the KSRTC. W.P.(C)No.18298/10 -2- 3. Therefore, there will be a direction to the Managing Director to consider Exhibit P3 representation filed by the petitioner after considering the materials produced by the petitioner before the 1st respondent and those maintained in the office of the 2nd respondent. Appropriate decision will be taken by the respondents within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. dsn