IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 27TH MAY 2011 / 6TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 13465 of 2011(G) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- SINDHU.R., W/O.SURESH BABU, WORKER, ANGANAVADI NO.143, KOLLAM, RESIDING AT SREEKRISHNALAYAM,KILIKOLLUR.P.O., KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.B.MOHANLAL SRI.T.PRASAD RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.PINCODE 695 001 2. THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, SOCIAL WELFARE BHAVAN, POOJAPPURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.PINCODE 695 012 3. THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER, (PROGRAMME OFFICER), ICDS PROJECT, PERINAD.P.O., ANCHALLUMMOODU, KOLLAM. PINCODE691 601 R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. SMITHA SUKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: kkj S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.13465 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 27th day of May, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as an Anganavadi worker in Kollam District. She was originally appointed as a helper and was later promoted as a worker after having been found qualified to be appointed as such. She had passed A Level Certificate Examination conducted by the Literacy Mission, which the Government has accepted as equivalent to the SSLC Examination. Petitioner now submits that she is likely to be reverted as helper without hearing the petitioner. 2. In the above circumstance, petitioner has filed Ext.P4 representation before the second respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment W.P.(C)No.13465 of 2011 2 after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. Till orders are so passed, on Ext.P4, status quo as on today shall be maintained in respect of the employment of the petitioner. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE kkj