IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 11TH OCTOBER 2011 / 19TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 26699 of 2011(J) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- T.K.JAFER,LIBRARIAN, PANCHAYAT SAMSKARIKA NILAYAM, KUTTIPPURAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KUTTIPPURAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.V.RAJENDRAN, SMT.A.S.BEENU RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. 2. KUTTIPPURAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY THE SPECIAL GRADE SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT OFFICE, KUTTIPPURAM -679 571, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. R1 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. N. SUDHADEVI. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/10/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).NO.26699/2011-J: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:- EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 06/02/2001 OF THE R.2. PANCHAYAT. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE GOVT. ORDER DTD. 03/05/2010. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 06/05/2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO R.1. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS:- NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE Prv. K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------------ W.P(C) NO: 26699 OF 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th October, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioner is a person who has been working as an Honorary Librarian in the second respondent Panchayat from 6-2-2001 onwards. As per Ext.P2 the Government ordered regularisation of the services of Honorary Librarians having long periods of continuous service. But, the benefit of the said Government Order is given only to persons appointed prior to 31- 12-2000. The petitioner challenges the stipulation of a cut off date for the purpose of granting the benefit of regularisation. He has submitted Ext.P3 representation claiming extension of the benefit in Ext.P2 to persons like him also. However, he complains that no orders have been passed thereon till date. 2. I have heard the learned Govt. Pleader also. 3. Since Ext.P3 is pending consideration of the first respondent, it is only appropriate that the grievances of the petitioner are considered by the said authority, in the first place. 4. In view of the above this writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider the representation of the WPC 26699/2011 2 petitioner evidenced herein by Ext.P3 in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- K. SURENDRA MOHAN Judge jj P.S.to Judge