IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2010 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 11097 of 2010(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- KERALA PANCHAYAT SECRETARIES ASSOCIATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY, J.RAJENDRA KUMAR, STATE COMMITTEE OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN SRI.K.K.GOPINATHAN NAIR SRI.M.R.JAYAPRASAD SRI.P.MOHANDAS (ERNAKULAM) SRI.MATHEW SUNNY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, DIRECTORATE OF PANCHAYATS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SRI. ARAVINDKUMAR BABU, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P. (C) Nos. 11097 OF 2010 & 11717 OF 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of April, 2010 J U D G M E N T The Kerala Panchayath Secretaries Association is the petitioner in the former writ petition. The petitioner in WP(C) 11717/10 is working as Secretary in Kundra Grama Panchayath and the second respondent herein is working as Junior Superintendent in Panmana Grama Panchayath. The contention of the petitioners in both these writ petitions is that since the special rules framed as per order dated 16.6.94 was upheld by the apex court the second respondent may take steps for re-fixing and reviewing the existing seniority list of special grade Secretaries and also up to Upper Division Clerks in the Panchayath Department. The apprehension of the petitioner is that in case of such a proposal there is likelihood of the second respondent reviewing or re-fixing the existing seniority lists without affording any opportunity to the petitioners and those included therein. Since their seniority in the respective cadres were already settled any such action without affording an opportunity would ultimately affect them WPC.Nos.11097 & 11717 of 2010 : 2 : adversely. Therefore, the limited prayer of the petitioner is that in case of any proposal for revision or review of existing seniority lists in the respective cadres they may be given with an opportunity to represent against such proposal. This writ petitions are therefore, disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to call objections from all concerned and persons who already included in the existing seniority lists, in case of any proposal to review or revise the existing seniority lists. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma //true copy// P.A to Judge