IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 10TH MARCH 2011 / 19TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 7536 of 2011(N) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. D.BOSE RAJ, S/O.B.K.DIVAKARAN, AGED 55 YEARS, SENIOR AUDITOR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (HIGHER GRADE), OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CO-OPERATIVE AUDIT, FORT KOCHI, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. K.S.SHAJI, S/O.SREEDHARAN, AGED 55 YEARS, SENIOR AUDITOR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (HIGHER GRADE),OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CO-OPERATIVE AUDIT, MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 3. M.A.JOY, S/O.ANTONY, AGED 51 YEARS, SENIOR AUDITOR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (HIGHER GRADE),OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CO-OPERATIVE AUDIT, N.PARAVUR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 4. THE KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE INSPECTORS AND AUDITORS ASSOCIATION, KOZHANCHERY, PATHANAMTHITTA REPRESENTED BY GENERAL SECRETARY K.R.RAJESH KUMAR. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.M.SAJJAD RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, CO-OPERATIVE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF CO-OPERATIVE AUDIT, CO-OPERATIVE DIRECTORATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 7536 of 2011 ================== Dated this the 10th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioners 1 to 3 are Auditors in the Co-operative Department of the Government of Kerala and the 4th petitioner is the Association, in which, the other petitioners and others like them are members. By G.O (Ms).No.126/2008/Co-opn. dated 27.5.2008, the Government created posts of Director of Co-operative Audit, Director of Audit and allied posts. By G.O(Ms) No.17/11/Co-op. dated 29.1.2011, the Government ordered bifurcation of the Co-operative Audit Directorate as a separate unit for the sole purpose of audit. Options were called for from among the employees for joining the new unit or to remain with the old unit. The petitioners' grievance in this writ petition is that the time limit prescribed for submitting options is 15.3.2011 and the petitioners cannot decide as to which is the unit more favourable to them unless they know their position in the seniority list. Therefore, according to them, the last date for submitting options should be extended till the seniority list is finalised. Seeking this relief, Ext.P7 representation has been submitted before the 1st respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7, w.p.c.7536/11 2 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge