IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 25TH OCTOBER 2007 / 3RD KARTHIKA 1929 WP(C).No. 31711 of 2007(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.T.PRAKASH, RATIONING INSPECTOR, TALUK SUPPLIES OFFICE, KOILANDY. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.JYOTHI PRASAD RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY UNDER SECRETARY, FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, CIVIL SUPPLIES COMMISSIONERATE, TRIVANDRUM. 3. KERALA CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LTD., REP. BY MANAGING DIRECTOR, COCHIN-20. BY ADV. SMT.MOLLY JACOB,SC,SUPPLYCO BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/10/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. GIRI ,J. ------------------------------- WP(C).NO. 31711 of 2007 --------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of October, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioner, who was a Rationing Inspector working in Koilandy, is sought to be deputed to the Civil Supplies Corporation as per Ext.P2 order. Petitioner is aggrieved by the deputation and contends that there are several juniors who should be deputed. As a matter of fact out of 21 years of service, the petitioner was on deputation for 10 years and 10 months. According to the petitioner, he suffers from certain personal inconvenience caused on account of an accident and finds it difficult to do heavy godown work. After having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner , learned Government Pleader and the learned standing counsel, the writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to take a decision on Ext.P3 with specific reference to the question as to whether the length of services of a person, which was expended on deputation to the Civil Supplies Corporation, has been kept in mind when Ext.P2 list was issued by the Government. If norms have been formulated by the Government to regular deputation, normally, such norms will have to be adhered to, unless, there are exceptional cases. A decision on Ext.P3 shall be taken by the second respondent, after hearing the petitioner, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. V. GIRI, JUDGE css/