IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 7TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 16TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 31215 of 2008(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- PADMINI.S, PART TIME CASUAL SWEEPER, NEDUMANGAD TALUK OFFICE, NEDUMANGAD.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE TAHASILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, NEDUMANGAD. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.31215 of 2008 ------------------------------- Dated this the 7th November, 2008. J U D G M E N T Heard Sri.Kaleeswaram Raj, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Smt.Anu Sivaraman, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2. The petitioner is a part time casual sweeper working in the Taluk Office at Nedumangad. She claims that she has been in service for the past several years. The petitioner had earlier filed W.P.(C) No.32799 of 2003 in this Court claiming salary and other benefits in terms of the Government orders then prevailing. By Ext.P1 judgment delivered on 20.10.2003, this Court directed the respondents to pay salary and allowances to the petitioner at the applicable rates, after ascertaining whether the sweeping area exceeds 100 square meters. The petitioner's grievance is that though the sweeping area exceeds 100 square W.P.(C) No.31215 of 2008 2 meters and by Ext.P5 Government order, she became entitled for regularisation, notwithstanding her application and the steps taken by respondents 2 and 3 in the matter, her service has not so far been regularised. In this writ petition, the petitioner prays for a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to take a decision in the matter of regularisation of her service. 3. The learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that it is for the Government to take a final decision in the matter and that the Government will take a decision in consultation with respondents 2 and 3, in accordance with the stipulations in Ext.P5 Government order, at the earliest. Having regard to the fact that the petitioner has been in service for the past several years and the directions issued by this Court in Ext.P1 judgment, I dispose of the Writ Petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider the question of regularisation of the petitioner in service and take a decision thereon, in consultation with respondents 2 and 3. Final W.P.(C) No.31215 of 2008 3 orders in the matter shall be passed within four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE nj.