IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 9TH DECEMBER 2008 / 18TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 32580 of 2008(C) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- K. LALITHA, AGED 54, W/O. LATE VELUKUTTY, PART TIME SWEEPER, KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, RESIDING AT KINATTUVILAKATHU VEEDU, SANTHAMMOOLA, MALAYINKEEZH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SMT.SREEDEVI KYLASANATH SRI.S.SANJITH SMT.V.J.SAFEENA SMT.SHALEENA RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOUSING (A) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTAPURAM. 2. KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, REPRESENTED BY CHAIRMAN, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, DIVISION NO.II, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.POVAPPALLY M.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J ----------------------------- W.P.(C) NO: 32580 of 2008 ----------------------------- Dated this 9th day of December, 2008 JUDGMENT Heard Smt.Sreedevi Kylasanath, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri.M.Ramachandran Nair, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Kerala State Housing Board. 2. The petitioner is a Casual Sweeper working in the office of the Kerala State Housing Board for the past 22 years. She claims regularisation in service on the terms of G.O.(P) No.501.2005/Fin. dated 25-11-2005, a copy of which is produced and marked as Ext.P4 along with that writ petition. The second respondent has filed a counter affidavit contending that the Board that met as on 16-12-2008 has resolved to regularise Casual Sweepers having more than 5 years service and that in R2(a) letter dated 13-3-2008 the Secretary of the Board has moved the Government for permission to regularise such Casual Sweepers in service. It is also brought to my notice that on receipt of the said letter, the Government have in R1(b) letter dated 2-7-2008 called for certain particulars. 2. It is evident from the counter affidavit filed by the second respondent that the Board has decided to regularise the WPC:32580 OF 2008 2 service of the petitioner and other Casual Sweepers on the terms of Ext.P4 Government order. In these circumstances, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to take a final decision in the matter within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Till then status quo as on today shall be maintained. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE bps