IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 18TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 27TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 27728 of 2008(A) ------------------------------------ PETITIONERS: ------------------- 1. B.SIVARAJAN, AGED 48 YEARS, S/O. SRI BHASKARAN, OPERATOR, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, W.S. SUB DIVISION SASTHAMKOTTA,KOLLAM. 2. VASUDEVAN PILLAI, AGED 53 YEARS S/O.SRI BHASKARAN PILLAI, OPERATOR KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, W.S. SUB DIVISION SASTHAMKOTTA,KOLLAM. 3. N.RAJAPPAN, AGED 58 YEARS S/O.SRI NEELAKANTAN, ANIL NIVAS, MAHADEVIKKADU P.O., KARTHIKAPPILLY ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT (EX-NMR OPERATOR, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY , P.H.SUB DIVISION, HARIPAD BY ADV. SRI.M.R.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR SMT.I.VINAYAKUMARI RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT WATER RESOURCES (WSD) DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANATHAPURAM. 2. THE KERALA WATER AUTHORITY REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, JALA BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN SRI.J.KRISHNAKUMAR, SC -KWA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.27728 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 18th September, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are now NMR operators in the Water Authority. According to them, they should have been brought into regular establishment on completion of 5 years service in the NMR category. In a similar situation, this Court had directed the Government to take a decision as to whether such persons were entitled to regularisation in the NMR category on completion of five years of NMR service. The directions issued in Exhibit- P3 will be applicable to the petitioners in the present case also. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners, the learned Government Pleader and the learned Standing Counsel for the Water Authority. This writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioners to approach the 1st respondent with a representation raising the claim as raised by them in the W.P ( C) No.27728 of 2008 2 writ petition, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. If such representation is so received, the 1st respondent shall, after hearing the petitioners, take a decision on the claim made by the petitioners for regularisation as NMR Operators with reference to the date on which they had completed five years of NMR service. Such decision shall be taken, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of the representation, keeping in mind the observations in Exhibit-P3 judgment also. (V.GIRI,JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.27728 of 2008 3 W.P ( C) No.27728 of 2008 4