IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 18TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 27TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 29721 of 2008(L) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. P.A.BASHEER, AGED 38, S/O. ALI, PUTHIYA THOTTIYIL, VADATUPURA, PUTHANPUZHA VILLAGE, KOTHAMANGALAM TALUK. 2. N.T.ARUN, AGED 26 YEARS, S/O.THANKAPPAN, NIGATHIL (H) OLD RAILWAY STATION ROAD, KOCHI-18. 3. BIJU N.A, AGED 34 YEARS S/O.ANANDAN, NAMBYATH (H) MURAVAN THURATH VADAKEKKARA P.O.,PIN 683 522. 4. SABU V.K., AGED 36 YEARS S/O.KRISHNAN, VALIYAVEETIL HOUSE CHERAI P.O.,PIN 683 514. 5. ANEESH V.V.,AGED 28 YEARS S/O. VEELUKUTTY, VAZHAYIL HOUSE, KUZHUPILLY HOUSE, PIN 682 501. 6. SUNI P.S., AGED 28 YEARS, S/O.SUGATHAN, PERUMANA (H) PALITHURUTH, VADAKEKKARA P.O.,PIN 683 522. BY ADV. SRI.K.R.VINOD RESPONDENTS: ---------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, VAIDHYUDHI BHAVAN PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (HRM) K.S.E BOARD, VAIDHYUDHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. WPC 29721 OF 2008 3. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER KSE, BOARD, ERNAKULAM. 4. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R3 BY ADV. SRI.K.S.ANIL, SC, KSEB R4 BY SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC, KPSC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/11/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J ----------------------------- W.P.(C) NO: 29721 of 2008 ----------------------------- Dated this 18th day of November, 2008 J U D G M E N T Heard Sri.K.R.Vinod, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri.Ashok M. Cheriyan, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Kerala State Electricity Board. 2. The petitioners are candidates included in the Ext.P1 ranked list for the appointment to the post of Electricity Workers/Mazdoor in the Kerala State Electricity Board in Ernakulam district. Ext.P1 ranked list came into force on 30-1-2008. The grievance voiced by the petitioners is that though a large number of vacancies of Electricity Workers exist in Ernakulam district, the Board has not reported the vacancies to the Kerala Public Service Commission. According to the petitioners, about 607 vacancies of Electricity Workers exist in Ernakulam district. 3. On behalf of the second respondent a statement dated 11-11-2008 has been filed wherein it is stated that the cadre strength of Electricity Workers in Ernakulam district is 357 and that 213 vacancies are now existing. Out of the said 213 vacancies, steps has been taken to report 13 vacancies it is W.P.(C) NO: 29721 of 2008 2 submitted. It is also stated that pursuant to the directions issued by this Court in WP(C) No.434 of 2006 and connected cases, the Board has directed the Kerala Public Service Commission to advise 16 candidates included in the previous rank list, against 16 of the remaining 200 vacancies, that 184 vacancies remain to be reported and that action is being taken to report the remaining 184 vacancies to the Kerala Public Service Commission. The statement filed on behalf of the second respondent discloses that the Board is taking steps to report the remaining 184 vacancies to the Kerala Public Service Commission. In the light of the stand taken by the Board in the statement dated 11-11-2008, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the Kerala State Electricity Board to report 184 vacancies of Electricity Workers (Mazdoor) to the Kerala Public Service Commission at the earliest and in any event within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE bps W.P.(C) NO: 29721 of 2008 3 bps