IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 24TH JULY 2008 / 2ND SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 22260 of 2008(Y) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ SAJU K.JOHN, KOLLAVELIL HOUSE, PULIKURUMBA.P.O., NADUVIL VIA, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT, KANNUR REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DISTRICT PANCHAYAT, KANNUR. 4. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, POVERTY ALLEVIATION UNIT (DISTRICT PANCHAYAT) KANNUR. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.SUDHA DEVI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 22260 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 24th July, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioner was engaged as an Accountant in the office of the District Rural Development currently renamed as Poverty Alleviation Unit in Kannur on a daily wages. He was sent for training under the State Institute of Rural Development, as evidenced by Exhibit P3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since the engagement was in a project, there was no necessity to dispense with the services of the petitioner as long as the project was alive and operative. Nevertheless, petitioner’s services were terminated with effect from 31.5.2008. He has sought for re-engagement as per Exhibit P9, which is pending before the 4th respondent. Having heard the counsel on both sides, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 4th respondent to consider Exhibit P9 and take W.P ( C) No. 22260 of 2008 2 appropriate decision thereon, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (V.GIRI, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 22260 of 2008 3 W.P ( C) No. 22260 of 2008 4