IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 15TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 3778 of 2009(Y) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- LEELAMMA S.N, D/O.NARAYANAN NAIR, KOKKANASSERIL HOUSE KARTHIKAPURAM, UDAYAGIRI, KANNUR. (CASUAL WORKER – (TERMINATED ON 19/08/2004) PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, MANAKADAVU. BY ADV. SRI.SUNIL NAIR PALAKKAT SRI.K.N.ABHILASH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,TRIVANDRUM. 2. DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER, DISTRICT HOSPITAL, KANNUR. 3. MEDICAL OFFICER, PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER, MANAKADAVU GRAMA PANCHAYATH KANNUR. 4. UDAYAGIRI GRAMA PANCHAYATH REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY UDAYAGIRI, KANNUR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, ADV.SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.3778/2009-Y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 4th day of February, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as Casual Sweeper in the Primary Health Centre, Manakadavu. She joined service in the year 1988 and, thereafter, have been working continuously. On 19/08/2004, she was terminated from service as per the order of the third respondent. The petitioner is seeking for regularisation in the light of Ext.P2 Government Order, wherein guidelines have been issued for regularising existing eligible casual sweepers and appointments against future arising vacancies of sweepers/cleaners in Government Offices. 2. The petitioner contends that without taking any action in the matter, the third responded is trying to induct fresh hands in the place of the petitioner where she is working. Seeking for appropriate reliefs, she has moved the first respondent in the matter, and a true copy of the petition is produced as Ext.P3. 3. Hence, therefore, there will be a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3. If it is found that the petitioner is eligible for grant of benefits under Ext.P2 scheme, such W.P.(C) No.3778/2009 -:2:- benefits will also be extended to her. Appropriate orders will be passed within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms