IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH JUNE 2007 / 30TH JYAISHTA 1929 WP(C).No. 15488 of 2007(R) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. P.K.SIVADASAN NAIR, REGIONAL MANAGER, REGIONAL MANAGERS OFFICE, KERALA STATE WARHOUSING CORPORATION LTD, KOLLAM. 2. G.SUVARNINI, SENIOR ASSISTANT MANAGER, KERALA STATE WAREHOUSING CORPORATION LTD, ETTUMANOOR, KOTTAYAM. 3. MOHANAN NAIR.P, GODOWN KEEPER(HIGHER GRADE), KERALA STATE WAREHOUSING CORPORATION LTD, ETTUMANOOR, KOTTAYAM. 4. ANANDA KUTTAN.N, SR.ASSISTANT, KERALA STATE WAREHOUSING CORPORATION LTD, CHERTHALA. 5. JOSEPH B.J, JOINT MANAGER, KERALA STATE WAREHOUSING CORPORATION LTD, THRIPUNITHURA. 6. RAMESHAN O.K, SENIOR TYPIST CLERK, KERALA STATE WAREHOUSING CORPORATION LTD, ALAPPUZHA. 7. BALAKRISHNA PILLA, GODOWN KEEPER (2ND HIGHER GRADE)KERALA STATE WAREHOUSING CORPORATION LTD., MAVELIKKARA. 8. V.PURUSHOTHAMAN NAIR, GODOWN KEEPER(2ND HIGHER GRADE), KERALA STATE WAREHOUSING CORPORATION LTD, NEDUMANGAD. -2- 9. K.VELAPPAN, GODOWN KEEPER, KERALA STATE WAREHOUSING CORPORATION LTD, NEDUMANGAD. 10. V.K.KRISHNAN, ASST. MANAGER, KERALA STATE WAREHOUSING CORPORATION LTD, NILAMBOOR. 11. K.N.SARADA, SR. ASSISTANT, KERALA STATE WAREHOUSING CORPORATION LTD, KUNNAMKULAM. 12. P.R.KUNJUMON, GODOWN KEEPER, KERALA STATE WAREHOUSING CORPORATION LTD, KUNNAMKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.DEEPU THANKAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. KERALA STATE WAREHOUSING CORPORATION, COCHIN-16, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.MAJNU KOMATH, SC, K.S.W.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPEN DIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF LIST OF PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS WITH THE AGE OF REGIMENT PUBLISHED BY THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES IN THE YEAR 2002-2003. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE RESOLUTION DTD.15.3.2006 ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE RQUEST OF THE FIRST RESPONDENT DTD.29.3.2006. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF LETTER OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT DTD. 17.7.2006. EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DTD.20.6.2003. EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF ORDER OF GOVT.DTD.24.6.2006. EXT.P7 TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT OF THIS COURT DTD.15.3.2007 IN W.P.NO.15337/2007 AND CONNECTED CASES. EXT.P8 TRUE COPY OF INTERIM ORDER OF THIS COURT IN W.P.28430/2006. EXT.P9 TRUE COPY OF CIRCULAR DTD.12.5.2006 OF FIRST RESPONDENT CORPORATION. TRUE COPY P.A.TO JUDGE S.SIRI JAGAN, J. -------------------------- W.P.(C)No. 15488 OF 2007 -------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of June, 2007 J U D G M E N T The petitioner challenges Exhibit-P4 Order of the Government, by which the Government refused to approve the raising of retirement age in the Kerala State Warehousing Corporation from 55 years to 58 years. Another Learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P. (C ) No.9723 of 2007 has quashed Ext.P4 by judgment dated 6.6.2007. In the above circumstances, this Writ Petition is also disposed of quashing Ext.P4 and in terms of the said judgment. Sd/- S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ma /True copy/ P.A to Judge 2