IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH JUNE 2007 / 23RD JYAISHTA 1929 WP(C).No. 20814 of 2004(C) --------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. J.GOPALAKRISHNAN, PUTHENKANDATHIL THULAMPARAMBIL HOUSE, HARIPPAD, ALAPPUZHA. 2. P.D.JOSE, PANANGADAN HOUSE, P.O.PUTHURUTHY, THRISSUR. 3. C.C.GEORGE, CHITTILAPPILLY HOUSE, P.O.MUNDOOR, ANDAPARAMBU. 4. E.M.MOHANAN, EDATHARA HOUSE, MUNDOOR P.O. KARORE, THRISSUR 680 541. 5. C.K.JOHNY, CHITTILAPPILLY HOUSE, P.O.AVANOOR, AMBEDKAR NAGAR. 6. M.O.PAUL, MULAVARIKKAL HOUSE, CHEENIKKADAVU P.O. KANNARA, THRISSUR. 7. K.S.SUBRAMANIAN, KANDANGATH HOUSE, KAROOR, MUNDOOR P.O. THRISSUR 680 541. 8. M.K.KARTHIKEYAN, MULLAKKAL HOUSE, P.O.ENGAKKAD, AKAMALA. 9. C.CHANDRAN, POORATHARA VEEDU, KIZHEPUTHUKODE, PALAKKAD. 10. V.O.SIMON, VAZHAPPILLY HOUSE, KARORE, MUNDOOR P.O. THRISSUR 680 541. 11. V.L.THOMAS, VAZHAPPILLY HOUSE, P.O.KIRALUR, VELOOR. 12. E.M.JAYAN, EDATHARA HOUSE, MUNDOOR PO, KARORE, THRISSUR 680 541. W.P.(C). NO.20814/2004: 13. C.K.SHAJI, CHOONEZHATH HOUSE, KANDAMKULAM, KODUNGALLUR. 14. K.R.SURESH, KUNNATH HOUSE, MUNDOOR P.O. KARORE, THRISSUR 680 541. 15. P.A.MOHANAN, PATTIYATH HOUSE, P.O.KIRALUR, VELUR. 16. K.R.GIREESH, KUNNATH HOUSE, MUNDOOR P.O. KARORE, THRISSUR 680 541. 17. M.I.PETER, MANGAN HOUSE, PORKULAM PO, THURUTHIKKAD VIA, PAZHANJI. 18. V.O.JOSEPH, VAZHAPPILLY HOUSE, KARORE, MUNDOOR P.O. THRISSUR 680 541. 19. M.I.THOMAS, MANGAN HOUSE, PORKULAM P.O. THURUTHIKKAD VIA, PAZHANJI. 20. P.A.SANKARAN, PATTIYATH HOUSE, P.O.KIRALUR, VELUR. 21. P.M.VIKRAMAN, PONNATH HOUSE, P.O.MUNDOOR KARORE, THRISSUR 680 541. 22. K.RAGHU, CHAKKOORMADOM HOUSE, THULAMPARAMBU NORTH, ALAPPUZHA, HARIPPAD P.O. 23. K.G.RAMESH, KUNNATH HOUSE, MUNDOOR P.O. KAVORE, THRISSUR 680 541. 24. A.L.THOMAS, ARAKKAL HOUSE, P.O.KIRALUR, VELUR. 25. P.A.DASARADHAN, PATTIYATH HOUSE, MUNDOOR P.O. KARORE, THRISSUR 680 541. 26. C.V.JOSE, CHENAKATHINAL HOUSE, KATTIALPOOVAM P.O. THRISSUR. (ALL ARE WORKING AS CHAINMAN/HELPER OF THE SURVEYORS IN THE E-SURVEY DEPARTMENT) BY ADV. SRI.T.G.RAJENDRAN. W.P.(C). NO.20814/2004: RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIRECTOR, KERALA SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS, TRIVANDRUM. 4. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS, OFFICE OF THE SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS ASSISTANT, DIRECTOR (RANGE), THRISSUR. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. V.T.K. MOHANAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/06/2007,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.20814/2004: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE G.O. (RT) NO. 4040/98-REVENUE DTD. 25/09/98. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE ORDER NO. B1-1274/99/(2) DTD. 28/04/99. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER G.O. (MS). 1120/72/RD DTD. 17/11/72. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN O.P. NO. 1352/98 DTD 20/07/98. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN O.P. 13164/99 DTD. 01/06/99. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT DT. 18/02/04. //TRUE COPY// prv. KURIAN JOSEPH J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.20814 of 2004 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 13th June, 2007. J U D G M E N T The writ petition is filed mainly with the following prayers :- (i) “Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the respondents to absorb these petitioners into regular post of Chainman in the respondent's Department with continuity in service of respective petitioners. (ii) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the respondents to prepare a list of Chainman/helpers for each Districts and appoint them into the available vacant posts of Chainman without further more delay by considering Ext.P6 representation.” In case no orders have been passed on Ext.P6, there will be a direction to the first respondent to consider Ext.P6 with notice to the first two petitioners as representatives of the rest of the petitioners, and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, within three months from the date of production of a copy of the judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. tgs OP NO. 2 KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------------- O.P. NO. OF 2003 ---------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T Dated 13th June, 2007.