IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH OCTOBER 2010 / 21ST ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 12808 of 2010(A) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- 1. MOHANAKUMAR.K.K,AGED 44 YEARS, S/O.LATE KUTTAPPAN,KOCHUPURACKAL,PALLAM.P.O, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT.(C.L.R.WORKER UNDER THE FISHERIES DEPARTMENT). 2. BABU.K.S,AGED 44 YEARS,S/O.SREEDHARAN, KOCHUPARAMBIL,PULIKUTTISSERY.P.O,AYMANAM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT.(C.L.R.WORKER UNDER THE FISHERIES DEPARTMENT). BY ADV. SRI.E.S.M.KABEER RESPONDENT(S): --------------------- 1. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,FISH AND PORTS DEPARTMENT,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF FISHERIES, DIRECTORATE, THIUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: SVS/ WP(C).No. 12808/2010(A) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 15/01/2005. P2: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 14/12/2007 TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. P3: COPY OF THE ORDER NO.A3-2846/2004 PROMOTING CLR WORKERS AS SLR WORKERS DATED 30/06/2005. P4: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED FROM THE FISHERIES DEPARTMENT TO THE 1ST PETITIONER REGARDING THE WORK OF CLR OF THE PROMOTED CANDIDATES DATED 07/06/2008. P5: COPY OF THE SHOWING THE DAYS OF WORK AS CLR BY THE PETITIONERS FROM 1996 TO 2010. P6: COPY OF THE PETITION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS ON 06/10/2008 BEFORE THE CHAIRMAN, LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE FOR SC/ST WELFARE FUND. P7: COPY OF THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE GOVT. DATED 30/06/2009. P8: COPY OF THE PETITION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE HON'BLE CHIEF MINISTER OF KERALA ON 23/02/2010. P9: COPY OF THE FORWARDING LETTER OF EXHIBIT P8 TO THE GOVT. DATED 23/02/2010. P10: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT ON 02/03/2010. P11: COPY OF THE ORDER NO.A3-2846/2004 (1) DATED 26/11/2005. P12: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED BDY THE SPECIAL OFFICER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FISHERIES, AZHEEKODE DATED 20/04/10. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE SVS/ S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P. (C) NO. 12808 OF 2010 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of October, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioners are working as CLR workers under the 2nd respondent. According to them, they are entitled to be appointed as SLR workers. By Ext.P7 the Government has already decided to consider the case of others for such appointment. Therefore seeking similar benefit as in Ext.P7, the petitioners have filed Ext.P8 representation before the Government. Petitioners seek a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P8 expeditiously. 2. I have heard both sides. I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P8 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy this judgment. While doing so the Government shall consider the applicability of Ext.P7 to the petitioners case. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE. mns