IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 1ST FEBRUARY 2008 / 12TH MAGHA 1929 OP.No. 21008 of 2001(A) --------------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- SURESH BABU.C., S/O. S.CHOCKALINGAM, HOUSE NO.CC.X/1053, DOBY STREET, VELI, FORT KOCHI. BY ADV. SRI.S.V.BALAKRISHNA IYER (SR.) SRI.P.B.KRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE COCHI PORT TRUST, REP.BY ITS CHAIRMAN , KOCHI. 2. THE CHIEF MECHANICAL ENGINEER, COCHIN POT TRUST,. KOCHI. 3. THE DIRECTOR, EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, TRIVANDRUM BY ADV. SRI.E.K.NANDAKUMAR SRI.A.K.JAYASANKAR NAMBIAR SMT.PRIYA MAHESH SMT.PRIYA MANJOORAN THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP.21008/2001 ORDER ON CMP. NO.34008/2001 IN OP. NO.21008/2001 DISMISSED 01.02.2008 SD/- KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE REQUISITION MADE BY RESPONDENT NO.1 TO RESPONDENT NO.3 D.T. 27.6.96. ET.P2:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT IN OP. NO.17980/96 DT. 28.11.96. .EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION NO.A2-4631/96 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, KOCHI. DT. 7.11.96. EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE MEMO ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY RESPONDENTS 1 AND 2 MEMONO.E5/DR/99. DT. 8.2.99. EXT.P5:- COPY OF THE MEMO NO.E5/DR/99 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY RESPONDENTS 1 AND 2. DT. 28.4.99. EXT.P6:- COPY OF THE CIRCULAR NO.LS/452/90 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.1. DT. 7.3.1990. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ========================= O.P. No. 21008 of 2001-C. ========================= Dated this the 1st day of February, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an unemployed Scheduled Caste who registered his name in the Employment Exchange from 28.5.1986 for the trade of Mazdoor. His qualification is for the trade of Greaser. The complaint of the writ petitioner is that his name has not been sponsored by the Employment Exchange for appointment in the Cochin Port Trust. He had approached this Court earlier by filing OP.No.17980/1996 which was disposed of by Ext.P2 judgment. As per Ext.P2, respondents 5 and 6 were directed to sponsor the name of the petitioner to the first respondent in case the petitioner is found eligible in accordance with the seniority and experience. Thereafter he was given a reply by the Town Employment Officer that as regards selection to the post of Greaser nobody was considered for sponsorship and the petitioner O.P. No. 21008 of 2001-C. 2 will be considered in accordance with seniority, age, qualification and experience in the coming notified vacancies. Later, he was served with Ext.P4 memo to appear for a practical test for selection to the post of Greaser. He was called for an interview which is evidenced by Ext.P5 memo. No further communication was received thereafter and the result of the selection was not informed. It is under these circumstances the petitioner approached this Court seeking various reliefs. 2. It is reported by the learned counsel appearing for the Cochin Port Trust that there was a ban regarding appointments which was in force during all these years and now the ban has been lifted and steps will be taken to have a fresh selection process and appropriate notification will be published also. The petitioner is relying upon Ext.P6, a Circular issued by the Cochin Port Trust whereby they have clarified that vacancies will be filled up by reporting the same to the Employment Exchange concerned. 3. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of recording the submission made by the learned counsel for respondents 1 and 2 O.P. No. 21008 of 2001-C. 3 that the selection process will be gone into. In the event of the same, needless to say that they will consider the name of the petitioner for suitable appointment as part of the selection process and in accordance with the modalities they resort to. With the above direction this writ petition is disposed of. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. kvs/-