IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 12TH MARCH 2009 / 21ST PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 7808 of 2009(U) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- L.PUSHPA BAI, W/O.LATE THANKAYYA, AGED 54 YRS, JUNIOR EMPLOYMENT OFFICER(RETD.), DIRECTORATE OF EMPLOYMENT, TRIVANDRUM (RESIDING AT ANISH BHAVAN, UTHIMOODU, VATTAPPARA, TRIVANDRUM). BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.M.SAJJAD RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,LABOUR AND REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EMPLOYMENT DIRECTOR,DIRECTORATE OF EMPLOYMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE CONVENOR,DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE(LOWER),(EMPLOYMENT DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF EMPLOYMENT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM). 4. SRI.R.LAKSHMANAN,JUNIOR EMPLOYMENT OFFICER/JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENT DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, ALAPPUZHA. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.7808of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 12th March,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner was working as Junior Employment Officer. She commenced her service as Lower Division Clerk in the National Employment Service on 20.3.1984. She retired from service on 30.11.2008. 2. The main relief sought for in the writ petition is to quash Exhibits P1 and P5 whereby the appropriate seniority has been denied to the petitioner. 3. Challenging the proceedings, the petitioner has filed Exhibit-P6 before the Government. Petitioner seeks for a direction to the Government to take a decision on Exhibit-P6 after hearing the petitioner also. In the result, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to take a decision on Exhibit-P6, in accordance with law, after hearing the petitioner and any other affected persons including the 4th respondent herein, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma 2 3