IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 31ST JULY 2007 / 9TH SRAVANA 1929 OP.No. 16816 of 1999(S) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ MARIAN RODRIGS, PULUVELI HOUSE, MULAVUKADU.P.O. SRI.MARIAN RODRIGS (PARTY) RESPONDENT: ------------- THE EMPLOYMENT OFFICER, SPECIAL EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED KAKKANADU, ERNAKULAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, V.T.K.MOHANAN THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 31/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O.P.NO.16816 of 1999-S - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 31st day of July, 2007 JUDGMENT The complaint raised by the petitioner is as regards the delay in getting any employment even though his name had been registered in the Employment Exchange as early as in 1979. The petitioner is a physically handicapped person. 2. Respondent No.1 has filed a counter affidavit. It is averred therein that the name of the petitioner was registered with the District Employment Exchange, Ernakulam and on 16.7.1999 it was transferred to the Special Employment Exchange for Physically Handicapped, Ernakulam with registration No.46/96 and occupation No.X02.10. The petitioner is a physically challenged person with 40% disability. The counter affidavit shows that the name of the petitioner has been sponsored for five regular vacancies, four part-time regular vacancies and 13 temporary vacancies utp February 2006. Therefore, it is submitted that he had been given several chances for employment from the office of the first respondent. It is also submitted that the Employment Exchange has no role in the selection of candidates which exclusively comes under the purview of the employer. OP 16816/1999 -2- The details of the vacancies are also stated in the counter affidavit. The first respondent has produced along with the counter affidavit Ext.R1(a) to show that the petitioner is in receipt of disabled pension since 2001. In the light of the above facts, no further orders are called for in this original petition. The same is closed recording the above facts stated in the counter affidavit. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/ OP 16816/1999 -3- T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O.P.NO.16816 of 1999-S - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JUDGMENT 31st day of July, 2007