IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 6TH DECEMBER 2011 / 15TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 27568 of 2006(F) -------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. V.SAHADEVAN, KUZHIVILAMELE PUTHEN VEEDU, MARANALLOOR, PERUMPAZHUTHOOR P.O., NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. V.GEORGE, PLAMKALA PUTHEN VEEDU, VILANGAMURI, NEYYATTINKARA P.O., KATTAKKADA. 3. VIJAYAKUMARAN NAIR, LEKSHMI BHAVAN, ANACODU, NEERANAKAVU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. R.SASIDHARAN NAIR, VYSAKH BHAVAN, KATTAKKADA P.O. PETITIONERS ARE WORKING AS MECHANIC IN K.S.R.T.C. BY ADVS. SRI.M.BALAGOVINDAN, SRI.M.R.SASITH PANICKER. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY MANAGING DIRECTOR, K.S.R.T.C. BUILDING, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA,S.C, K.S.R.T.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/12/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).NO.27568/2006-F: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS:- EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO P.1. DT. 07/08/1981. EXT.P.1.A: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO P.2. DT. 07/08/1981. EXT.P.1.B: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO P.3. DT. 07/08/1981. EXT.P1.C: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO P.4. DT. 07/08/1981. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM ISSUED BY THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, CHERTHALA TO 4TH PETITIONER DT. 03/01/91. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE JUDGEMENT IN O.P. 6469/1984 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT DT. 31/05/1988. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS:- //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Prv. S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 27568 of 2006 ================== Dated this the 6th day of December, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners have been selected as Work Assistants Non-I.T.I. in the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation in the year 1981. But they were appointed pursuant to that selection only in 1991. According to the petitioners, there is a settlement existing in the KSRTC, between the management and the employees, for appointment of Work Assistants-Non I.T.I. and I.T.I. in the ratio of 1:1. The petitioners submit that the seniority list in accordance with the said settlement has not yet been finalised by the KSRTC. The petitioners, therefore, seek the following relief: “Issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ direction or order directing the respondent to prepare the seniority list of work assistant I.T.I. and non I.T.I. and informed (sic) the petitioners of the rank assigned to them in the seniority list within a time limit.” 2. No counter affidavit has been filed by the KSRTC. None appears also for the KSRTC when the matter was taken up for hearing. 3. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to prepare a seniority list of both Work Assistants I.T.I. and Non-I.T.I. in accordance with law and circulate the same among the petitioners and other similarly placed employees, if not already prepared, as expeditiously as possible, at w.p.c.27568/06 - : 2 :- any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge