IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 27TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 4034 of 2011(D) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. GEORGE VALLAKKALIL, SECRETARTY, GREATER COCHIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, KADAVANTHRA, KOCHI-682020, (RESIDING AT VALLAKKALIL HOUSE, H.NO.XXXI/999 G, VYTTILA.P.O. KOCHI-682019.) 2. BABY ANTONY, ADDITIONAL SECRETARY CORPORATION OF COCHIN, KOCHI. (RESIDING AT VADAKUMCHERY HOUSE, KIZHAKKAMBALAM.P.O., PIN-683562). 3. T.P. SATHEESAN, MUNICIPAL SECRETARRY GRADE-I, ALUVA MUNICIPALITY (RESIDING AT "GEETHANJALI", SOUTH VAZHAKULAM, ALUVA-5) 4. M.NIZARUDEEN, MUNICIPAL SECRETARY GRADE II, MARADU MUNICIPALITY (RESIDING AT CHARUVILAKATH VEEDU, ARUVIYODE,VATTAPPARA.P.O., TRIVANDRUM-28.) BY ADV. SRI.P.K.SURESH KUMAR SMT.M.SINDHU THANKAM RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-01. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 4034 of 2011 ================== Dated this the 16th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners were recruited as Municipal Commissioners under the Kerala Municipal Commissioners (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1964. They are now holding the post of Secretaries in various local bodies. The Government is taking steps to constitute a new service called, “the Kerala Local Self Government State Service” by bringing together various categories of posts from the Municipal Common Service, Local Self Government service and also by including the posts under the Kerala Municipal Commissioners (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1964. Consequently, various avenues of promotions available to the petitioners would be taken away. In the above circumstances, the petitioners want to be heard before the Government finalises the rules for the Kerala Local Self Government State Service. The petitioners have filed Ext.P3 representation in this regard. The petitioners now confine their relief for a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 (which is wrongly numbered as Ext.P6 in I.A.No. 2556/2011), expeditiously. 2. 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.P3 (which is wrongly numbered as w.p.c.4034/11 2 Ext.P6 in I.A.No.2556/2011) before finalising the Kerala Local Self Government State Service Rules. The petitioners shall also be afforded an opportunity of being heard. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge