IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI TUESDAY, THE 8TH JANUARY 2008 / 18TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 898 of 2008(F) ------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------ SUVARNA KUMARI K.N., W/O. LATE VASUDEVA KURUP, PART-TIME SWEEPER, MULAKKAZHA KRISHI BHAVAN, MULAKKAZHA P.O., CHENGANNOOR TALUK, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.THAMBAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. PRINCIPAL AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, ALAPPUZHA. 3. THE AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, MULAKKAZHA KRISHI BHAVAN, MULAKKAZHA P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BEJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).898/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 8th day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT According to the petitioner, she has been working as a part time sweeper in the Agricultural Office of the third respondent and the sweeping area serviced by her is more than 100 square metres. She was directed to be paid wages on a par with the contingent staff as per Ext.P2. This was being done, according to her, till May, 2005, when it was reduced to 600/- per month. Petitioner prays that there may be a direction to the respondents to regularize her service and pay her wages in the regular scale. 2. In my view, petitioner’s claim will have to be considered first by the Government in terms of G.O.(P). 501/01. The scope and ambit of the Government Order was considered by this Court in a recent judgment in O.P.13828/07 and connected cases. W.P.(C).898/2008 2 3. After having heard the learned Government Pleader also, writ petition is disposed of with the following terms. 4. Petitioner shall address a detailed representation before the Government seeking regularization of her service as a part time sweeper and submit it before the third respondent. Third respondent shall, along with the sweeping area certificate, forward the same to the Government within one month from the date of receipt of the representation whereupon the Government shall conduct an enquiry under G.O.(P).501/05, and in the light of the observations and findings contained in the judgment in O.P.13828/2007, take a decision after issuing notice to the petitioner within three months from the date of receipt of the representation submitted by the petitioner. The petitioner shall be heard by the first respondent before a decision is taken, if there is a proposal to pass an order adverse to the petitioner's claim. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs