IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 30TH JUNE 2011 / 9TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 17680 of 2011(H) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- AJITHAKUMARI V., DATA ENTRY OPERATOR, SCHEDULED TRIBES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033. BY ADV. SRI.B.RAGUNATHAN, SRI.G.S.MOHANDAS, SRI.R.SRINATH, SRI.P.PRASANTH, SRI.M.M.LALBIND. RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. DIRECTOR, SCHEDULED TRIBES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.SANDESH RAJA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/06/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs WP(C).No. 17680 of 2011(H) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE ORDER OF APPOINTMENT DATED 06/04/1992 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 08/02/2001 IN O.P. NO. 2772/2001-E. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 20/09/2001 IN O.P. NO. 27954/2001-C. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 11/03/2004 IN WP(C) NO. 8543/2004-D. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 30/03/2006 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P6: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 24/03/2008 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P7: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 27/03/2009 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P8: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 08/06/2011. EXT.P9: COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 05/09/2008 OF THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT, BANGALORE TO THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE rs S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 17680 of 2011 ================== Dated this the 30th day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner has been working on daily wage basis as a Data Entry Operator in the Scheduled Caste Development Department with effect from 3.4.1992. Later, the petitioner has been engaged on contract basis. After 19 years of such service, the petitioner apprehends termination from the service. Against the same, the petitioner has filed Ext.P8 representation before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P8 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P8, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. Till orders are thus passed on Ext.P8, status quo as on today shall be maintained. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2