IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 21ST KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 33287 of 2008(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------- KUNJUMOL N., KATTILPARAMBIL HOUSE, ARATTUPUZHA NORTH P.O., TRIKKUNNAPUZHA (VIA), ALLEPPEY DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU CHERUKARA RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, KRISHI BHAVAN, ARATTUPUZHA NORTH P.O., TRIKKUNNAPUZHA (VIA), ALLEPPEY DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.P. NANDAKUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J ----------------------------- W.P.(C) NO: 33287 of 2008 ----------------------------- Dated this 12th day of November, 2008 J U D G M E N T Heard Sri.Babu Cherukara, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri.P.Nandakumar, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2. The petitioner claims that she is working as Part time Contingent Sweeper in the Krishi Bhavan at Arattupuzha since the year 1993 and that on the terms of G.O.(P) No.501/2005/Fin. dated 25-11-2005, she is entitled to regularisation in service. The petitioner submits that the sweeping area of the office where she is employed exceeds 100 square meters and that she has submitted Ext.P2 representation before the Principal Secretary to Government, Agriculture Department, claiming regularisation. In this writ petition, the petitioner prays inter alia for a direction to the State Government to consider Ext.P2 representation and pass orders thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. The question whether the petitioner is entitled to regularisation in service having regard to the terms and conditions of G.O.(P)No.501/2005/Fin. dated 25-11-2005 is W.P.(C) NO: 33287 of 2008 2 primarily a matter for the State Government to decide at least in the first instance. Since the petitioner’s claim for regularisation has yet to be considered, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the Principal Secretary to Government, Agriculture Department to consider the request made by the petitioner in Ext.P3 and take a decision thereon in consultation with the second respondent and communicate the decision taken thereon to the petitioner. This shall be done within four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE bps