IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 3RD SEPTEMBER 2010 / 12TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 6608 of 2010(A) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ REKHA S.S, D/O.SADASIVAN, AGED 32 YEARS T/C.21/1534 ,ULIYARATHALA VILAKATH VEEDU NEDUMCADU, KARAMANA PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. SRI.C.S.MANILAL SRI.SABU S. (KALLARAMOOLA) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, PRINTING (GOVERNMENT PRESSES) DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT GOVERNMENT PRESS, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM. 4. B.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR PUTHUKATTUVELI HOUSE, THURAVOOR PO CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA, NOW WORKING AS BINDER GRADE II, GOVERNMENT PRESS, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM. R1 & R3 BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. NANDAKUMAR R2 BY ADV. SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS,SC,KPSC R4 BY SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED R4 BY SRI.K.E.HAMZA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 6608 of 2010 -2- APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1: TRUE COPY OF RANK LIST FOR THE POST OF BINDER GRADE II IN PRINTING GOVERNMENT PRESSES) DEPARTMENT IN ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS - NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.S. TO JUDGE M.N S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 6608 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 3rd day of September, 2010. J U D G M E N T This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking the following reliefs:- i) “ Declare that the filing up of vacancy of Binder Grade II at Ernakulam by appointing the 4th respondent to the direct recruitment quota is illegal. ii) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ or order or direction directing the respondents 1 and 3 to report the vacancy of Smt.Sajitha to the 2nd respondent from making appointment from Ext.P1 rank list. Iii) Issue appropriate directions directing the 1st respondent to cancel the transfer of the 4th respondent and to make selection to the post of Binder Grade II in accordance with the ratio of 1:1 from Ext.P1 rank list.” The learned Government Pleader on instructions submits that the petitioner has been appointed as Binder Grade II at Government Press, Ernakulam and he has joined duty on 19.5.2010, which would redress the petitioner's grievances. Accordingly, since the petitioners grievances have been redressed, this writ petition is closed. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE mns