IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2008 / 2ND ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 16058 of 2008(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. LEKSHMAN, S/O.RAMASWAMY, AGED 35, HOUSE NO.21/A NIRMITHI COLONY, PARAMPUZHA.P.O, KOTTAYAM. 2. KUMAR, S/O.KARUPPAN, AGED 33, KOSAMATTOM NIRMITHI COLONY, PARAMPUZHA P.O, KOTTAYAM. 3. ANILKUMAR, AGED 34, S/O.BALAKRISHNAN.E.B KALLUVELIL, KOSAMATTOM COLONY, PARAMPUZHA PO, KOTTAYAM. 4. VINODKUMAR, PUTHENPARAMBIL HOUSE, HOUSE NO.20, NETHAJI NAGAR, MULAMKUZHY, COLLECTORATE.P.O, KOTTAYAM. 5. JAYA GANESHAN.K, AGED 27, S/O.KRISHNAN, HOUSE NO.36 A, KOSAMATTOM COLONY,PARAMPUZHA P.O., KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.NARENDRA KUMAR SRI.S.MOHANAN SRI.SHAIJU ANTONY RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. KOTTAYAM MUNICIPALITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, OFFICE OF THE KOTTAYAM MUNICIPALITY KOTTAYAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.SIBY MATHEW FOR R1 SRI.PHILIP J.VETTICKATTU FOR R1 GP SMT.M.R.SREELATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).16058/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioners are CLR workers employed in the first respondent, Municipality, for more than ten years. They rely on Exts.P1 to P1(3) series substantiating their contention in this regard. According to them, Municipality has prepared a seniority list of CLR workers as Ext.P3. Petitioners have raised their claim in this regard, as Ext.P4. Apparently, when similarly situated persons have approached this Court, a direction was issued in Ext.P5 judgment to consider the petitioners’ claim. 2. I heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the first respondent 3. In my view, petitioners’ claim in Ext.P4 ought to be considered by the Municipality. W.P.(C).16058/2008 2 4. In the result, writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent, Municipality, to consider the petitioners’ claim for absorption and pass orders on Ext.P4 representation in the light of Ext.P2 Government Order and Ext.P5 judgment, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs