IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 13TH JULY 2009 / 22ND ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 14430 of 2009(W) --------------------------------- PETITIONERS: ---------------- 1. G.KUNJACHAN, CASUAL LABOURER, RICE RESEARCH STATION, MOMCOMBU, RESIDING AT 26-CHIRA, THEKKEKARA P.O., MOMCOMBU, ALAPPUZHA. 2. P.K.RAMESAN, CASUAL LABOURER, RICE RESEARCH STATION, MOMCOMBU, RESIDING AT ATTICHIRA, PUNNAKKUNNAM P.O. 3. T.VASANTHI, CASUAL LABOURER, RICE RESEARCH STATION, MOMCOMBU, RESIDING AT KIZHAKKEVENAT, THEKKEKARA P.O. 4. C.PANCHAMI, CASUAL LABOURER, RICE RESEARCH STATION, MOMCOMBU, RESIDING AT PARASSERI LAKSHAM VEEDU, PULINKUNNU P.O., KAYALPURAM. 5. P.V.LALITHAMMA, CASUAL LABOURER, RICE RESEARCH STATION, MOMCOMBU, RESIDING AT KANNAMPALLY HOUSE, PULINKUNNU P.O., KAYALPURAM. 6. P.MALATHI, CASUAL LABOURER, RICE RESEARCH STATION, MOMCOMBU, RESIDING AT EDANATTUKUNNAM, THEKKEKARA P.O. 7. K.BINDAMMA, CASUAL LABOURER, RICE RESEARCH STATION, MOMCOMBU, RESIDING AT COLONY No.3, THEKKEKARA P.O. 8. M.VIJAYAMMA, CASUAL LABOURER, RICE RESEARCH STATION, MOMCOMBU, RESIDING AT 84-CHIRA, THEKKEKARA.P.O. WP(C).No. 14430/2009 ...2... 9. M.D.MINIMOL, CASUAL LABOURER, RICE RESEARCH STATION, MOMCOMBU, RESIDING AT SWAPNA VIHAR, THEKKEKARA P.O. 10. A.V.RAJAMMA, CASUAL LABOURER, RICE RESEARCH STATION, MOMCOMBU, RESIDING AT C.K.SADANAM, CHAMPAKULAM P.O., NADUBHAGAM, ALAPPUZHA. BY MR.P.V.JAYACHANDRAN, ADVOCATE. MR.M.S.SAJEEV KUMAR, ADVOCATE. MS.KEERTHI SOLOMON, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION COMMISSIONER, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE AGRICULTURAL ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR, BIO-GAS & FARM, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, VELLANIKKARA, THRISSUR. REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR. BY MR. RENJITH THAMPAN, SC FOR R4. MR. A.J. VARGHESE, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR R1 TO R3. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/07/2009, ALONG WITH WP(C) Nos.14433, 14436 & 14440 OF 2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) Nos.14430, 14433, 14436 & 14440 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of July, 2009. J U D G M E N T In all these writ petitions, the petitioners are engaged as casual workers in various Agricultural Farms under the Kerala Agricultural University. The petitioners were earlier regularized in service, but that was later cancelled pursuant to the acceptance of the report of the Justice Bhaskaran Nambiar's Commission. Thereafter they continued on causal basis. 2. The case pleaded by the petitioners is that by Exhibit P3, a decision has been taken to regularize the casual workers engaged in various farms. The petitioners therefore seek for a direction to the University to implement Exhibit P3 and for consequential orders. 3. Along with I.A.No.8295/2009 filed in W.P.(C) No.14433 of 2009, the petitioners have produced an order dated 08.06.2009 issued by the Government wherein the Government has directed that casual workers in various farms would be W.P.(C) No.14430/09 & conn. cases 2 regularized as and when vacancies arise in the regular posts in each farms. 4. Heard the learned Additional Advocate General who is the Standing Counsel appearing for respondents. It is pointed out that as per Circular No.GA/F2/38727/99 dated 26.06.2009, in the light of the decision of the Executive Committee held on 18.06.2009, directions have been issued to take urgent steps to make all the eligible causal labourers permanent according to the vacancy existing in each unit from 01.06.2009 onwards, observing all rules in this regard. It is also stated that they are also directed that those casual labourers who are retiring from service as on 30.06.2009 will also be included. In the light of the above, it is upto the 4th respondent to take appropriate action to implement the directions issued in the Circular dated 26.06.2009 . Appropriate steps will be finalized in respect of the claim of the petitioners within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. These writ petitions are disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp