IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2009 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 12060 of 2009(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- P.HABEEB REHMAN,S/O.UMMER,POOCHENGAL HOUSE,EDATHANATTUKARA.PO,ALANELLOOR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.G.ANIL BABU RESPONDENTS: --------------- THE ALANALLUR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, P.O.ALANALLUR,PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678601,REP; BY ITS SECRETARY. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.12060 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 8th April,2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as Pump Operator under the respondent Panchayat. It is submitted that the Panchayat had been paying daily wages at the rate of Rs.100/- per day. It is pointed out that the petitioner has not received the remuneration from June 2007 to June 2008. The petitioner complained the matter before the Panchayat and as per Exhibit-P2 resolution dated 12.7.2007 it was resolved to request the authorities to permit the payment of wages. It is submitted that based on Exhibit-P2, the Panchayat submitted a request before the Hon'ble Minister for Water Resources. But in spite of all the above steps, the petitioner is yet to receive the amount. 2. In similar circumstances, one Sri.V.J. Thomas approached this Court by filing WPC No.34263 of 2008 which was disposed of by Exhibit-P6 judgment. This W.P ( C) No.12060 of 2009 2 Court directed the respondent, namely, the Panchayat to take a decision on the representation within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of judgment. It is averred that subsequently the Panchayat has granted the benefits to the petitioner therein upto December 2008.. Therefore, there will be a direction to the respondent Panchayat to take a decision on the request made by the petitioner already or on any fresh representation he may wish to file. A decision will be taken on the said requests within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The Panchayat will take into consideration the action taken by them pursuant to the direction issued in the case of Sri.V.J. Thomas who is the petitioner in Exhibit-P6. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.12060 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No.12060 of 2009 4