IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.K.DENESAN TUESDAY, THE 21ST NOVEMBER 2006 / 30TH KARTHIKA 1928 WP(C).No. 30637 of 2006(V) PETITIONER: 1. S.K. BINDU, L.D. CLERK, DISTRICT ANIMAL HUSBANDRY OFFICE, CALICUT AND NOW WORKING AS L.D. CLERK KURUVATTOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, PAYIMBRA P.O., CALICUT. 2. N.K. HARIDASAN, L.D. CLERK, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, TRIVANDRUM AND NOW WORKING AS DISTRICT PANCHAYATH OFFICE, CALICUT. 3. C.C. CELIENA, L.D. CLERK, INVESTIGATION PLANNING CIRCLE, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, KOZHIKODE AND NOW WORKING AS L.D.C., KUNNAMANGALAM, CALICUT. 4. K. SUKUMARAN, L.D. CLERK, MINOR IRRIGATION SUB DIVISION, KOZHIKODE AND NOW WORKING AS U.D. CLERK, NARIKKUNI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, NARIKKUNI, CALICUT. BY ADV. SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR (PANAMPALLI NAGAR) SRI.LUIZ GODWIN D'COUTH RESPONDENTS: 1. THE DIRECTOR, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTORA, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, (IRRIGATION & ADMN.), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE SECRETARY TO GOVT., LOCAL SELF GOVT.DEPARTMENT, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.BIJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/11/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.K.DENESAN, J ------------------------------- W.P.(C)NO. 30637 of 2006 ------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of November, 2006 JUDGMENT The petitioners 1 and 2 belong to the Animal Husbandry Department and the Social Welfare Department respectively. The petitioners 3 to 5 belong to the Irrigation Department. They were deployed to the Local Self Government Department. Government have laid down the principle that the employees would be deployed to the Local Self Government Department only for a maximum period of three years and that on completion of the tenure, they will be reposted in their parent department. It is submitted that in the case of the petitioners, no order reposting them in the parent department has been passed. The petitioners, feeling aggrieved, have already brought to the notice of the respective authorities the necessity to repost them in the parent department. Exts.P2, P4 to P8 are the representations filed by the petitioners 1 to 5 respectively before respondents 1 to 4. Learned counsel submits that unless directions are issued by this Court, the concerned respondents may not pass orders on Exts.P2, P4 to P8. 2. Heard the learned Government Pleader for the respondents. 3. There shall be an order directing respondents 1 to 4 to W.P.(C)No. 30637/2006 2 consider the respective representations filed before them and pass orders reposting the petitioners in their own department provided, they have completed the three years period in the Local Self Government Department. This shall be done, as expeditiously as possible, in any event, within three weeks on the petitioners producing a copy of the judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the concerned respondents for compliance. Writ Petition is disposed of as above. K.K.DENESAN, JUDGE css/ W.P.(C)No. 30637/2006 3