IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 6TH JULY 2007 / 15TH ASHADHA 1929 WP(C).No. 29882 of 2004(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.SURESHAN S/O. K.KANNAN, AGED 40 YEARS KAPPANAYIL HOUSE, P.O.KANNADIPPARAMBU, KOLACHERI, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.V.RAMKUMAR NAMBIAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CONTROLLER, LEGAL METROLOGY DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASST.CONTROLLER, LEGAL METROLOGY, KANNUR. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P. NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 29882 of 2004 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT-P1: TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 23.2.2004 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT DIRECTING THE PETITIONER TO APPEAR FOR THE INTERVIEW EXHIBIT-P2: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 22.4.2004 EXHIBIT-P3: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 4.5.2004 EXHIBIT-P4: TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN O.P. NO.31170/1999 (I) EXHIBIT-P5, P5 (a): TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED 15.2.2003 ISSUED BY THE LEGAL METROLOGY DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH THE FINAL GRADATION LIST OF CLASS IV EMPLOYEES IN THE LEGAL METROLOGY DEPARTMENT AS ON 1.1.2002 RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT R1 (a): TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO. B3-8761/2003 DATED 2.4.2004 /TRUE COPY/ K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 29882 of 2004 -------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of July, 2007 J U D G M E N T The point raised by the petitioner is covered by the decision of this Court in W.P (C) No.25446 of 2004 dated 19.6.2007. The facts of this case are identical to the facts of the said case. Therefore, it is ordered that the directions issued in that case will govern this writ petition also. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma K.THANKAPPAN,J CRL.A. NO.92 OF 1999 ORDER 25th May, 2007