IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 7TH OCTOBER 2010 / 15TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 28203 of 2010(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- G.UDAYAKUMAR, EMPANELLED MECHANIC, K.S.R.T.C., VIKAS BHAVAN DEPOT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.D.KISHORE SMT.MEERA GOPINATH SMT.MINI GOPINATH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY IT MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, K.S.R.T.C, VIKA BHAVAN DEPOT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P(C)No.28203/2010 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1. TRUE COPY OF THE DUTY DETAILS ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER UNDER RI ACT. EXT.P2. TRUE COPY OF MEMORANDUM DATED 21.4.2009 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION. EXT.P3. TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED 15.3.2010 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. / TRUE COPY / P.S.TO JUDGE P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.28203 of 2010 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of October, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner, who is working as an empanelled Mechanic in the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the 'Corporation' for short) has filed this writ petition alleging that though the Corporation has forwarded a list of empanelled Mechanics, who had completed 8 years of service as on 1.9.2008, to the Government and sought the Government's concurrence for regularising them in service as Mechanics, the name of the petitioner has not been included therein though he is also eligible for such regularisation. It is stated that though pointing out this aspect, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P3 representation to the Managing Director of the Corporation, he has not taken any action on it. In this writ petition the petitioner inter alia seeks a direction to the Corporation to consider his request in Ext.P3 and to take an appropriate decision thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri.V.V.Nandagopal Nambiar, learned standing counsel appearing for the Corporation, submits that the Managing Director W.P(C).No.28203 of 2010 -:2:- of the Corporation will examine the request made by the petitioner in Ext.P3 and take an appropriate decision thereon and that depending on the decision taken by the Managing Director the petitioner's name will also be forwarded to the Government. In the light of the said submission I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the Managing Director of the Corporation to examine the request made by the petitioner in Ext.P3 and take an appropriate decision thereon expeditiously and in any event within six weeks from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of the judgment before him. It will be open to the petitioner to supplement Ext.P3 by filing an additional representation along with the certified copy of the judgment. The Managing Director shall after taking a decision in the matter, communicate a copy thereof to the petitioner and the second respondent. If the Managing Director finds that the petitioner is entitled to have his name included in the list of empanelled Mechanics already forwarded by the Corporation to the Government, he shall issue necessary instructions to have that list revised by including the name of the petitioner. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. ahg. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P(C).No.28203 of 2010 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 7th October, 2010