IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 26TH JULY 2010 / 4TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 10353 of 2010(T) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. V.M. GIRIJA, AGED 46 YEARS, W/O. THYAGARAJAN, PART TIME SWEEPER, VAZHAKKULAM VILLAGE OFFICE, SOUTH VAZHAKKULAM.P.O, KUNNATHUNADU TALUK, ERNAKULAM. 2. ALEYAMMA PAULOSE, AGED 59 YEARS, W/O. PAULOSE, PART TIME SWEEPER, KOMBANAD VILLAGE OFFICE, KOMBANAD.P.O, KUNNATHUNADU TALUK, ERNAKULAM. 3. N.A. BALAKRISHNAN, AGED 38 YEARS, S/O. AYYAPPAN, PART TIME SWEEPER, PATTIMATTOM VILLAGE OFFICE, PATTIMATTOM.P.O, KUNNATHUNADU TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 4. M.O. KARTHYAYINI, AGED 61 YEARS, W/O.KUNJUMON, PART TIME SWEEPER, ARAKKAPPADY VILLAGE OFFICE, KADAYIRUPPU.P.O, KUNNATHUNADU TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.THAMBAN SRI.R.REJI SRI.V.K.SATHYANATHAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF LAND REVENUE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, KUNNATHUNAD TALUK, PERUMBAVOOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.P.NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C) No.10353 of 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 26th day of July 2010 J U D G M E N T Grievance of the petitioners is that although pursuant to Exts.P3, P4 and P5 judgments, petitioners were paid salary as applicable to regular Part Time Sweepers along with arrears, subsequently, the salary has been reduced and refixed at Rs.600/-. Although this has been revised subsequently, they are not being paid in terms of the directions contained in Exts.P3, P4 and P5 judgments. It is with this grievance, this writ petition is filed. 2. Admittedly, in terms of the above judgments, the petitioners are entitled to get the benefit of salary as applicable to Part Time Sweeper. Therefore, there will be a direction to that effect and respondents 3 and 4 will see W.P.(C) No.10353 of 2010 -: 2 :- that the amount as admissible will be paid to the petitioners. 3. Yet another grievance of the petitioners is that though they are entitled to get regularization of their service in terms of the G.O.(P)No.501/2005/Fin. dated 25.11.2005, steps are not being taken in that regard. If sweeping area of the offices where the petitioners are working is more than 100 sq.mtrs., obviously petitioners' claim for regularization will have to be considered. In view of the above, it is directed that the 4th respondent will have to make arrangement for measurement of the sweeping area of the offices where the petitioners are now engaged and if sweeping area measured as more than 100 sq.mtrs., necessarily the proposal for regularization of the petitioners' services shall be made to the 3rd respondent, who in turn will have to take it up on respondents 1 and 2 for final orders. 4. The 4th respondent shall arrange measurement of W.P.(C) No.10353 of 2010 -: 3 :- the sweeping area with notice to the petitioners as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within 6 weeks from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE. Jvt