IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 10TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 21ST MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 4268 of 2009(G) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: ---------------- 1. UNNIKRISHNAN K.V, ASSISTANT ENGINEER, L.S.G.D. SECTION, PANDIKKAD GRAMA PANCHAYAT MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. MADHUSOODANAN .P ASSISTANT ENGINEER, L.S.G.D. SECTION, PANDIKKAD GRAMA PANCHAYAT MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 3. AJMAL.E. ASSISTANT ENGINEER, L.S.G.D. SECTION, PANDIKKAD GRAMA PANCHAYAT MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 4. HUSSAIN POTHANGODAN ASSISTANT ENGINEER, L.S.G.D. SECTION, PANDIKKAD GRAMA PANCHAYAT MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN SRI.K.K.GOPINATHAN NAIR SRI.M.R.JAYAPRASAD SRI.P.MOHANDAS (ERNAKULAM) RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 4268 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 10th February,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioners are presently working as Assistant Engineer at L.S.G.D Section in Pandikkad Grama Panchayat, Urangattiri Grama Panchayat, Pookottur Grama Panchayat and Cherukavu Grama Panchayat respectively. All of them were originally appointed as Assistant Engineers in the Water Resources Department. The Government as per its policy decided to deploy Engineering Staff to Local Self Government Institutions from Public Works and Irrigation Departments as per Exhibit-P1. Petitioners were thus deployed. 2. After the Special Rules namely the Local Self Government Engineering Service Rules came into force with effect from 1.1.2008, the employees were given chances for exercising the option to continue either at L.S.G.D or return to their parent department. Accordingly the petitioners exercised option for return to W.P ( C) No. 4268 of 2009 2 their parent department during December 2007. The same was accepted by the Government also. But so far the petitioners have not been relieved from the Panchayats, for which the petitioners have filed Exhibit-P3 to P6 representations before the 2nd respondent. 3. Heard learned Government Pleader. It is submitted that there is delay in view of the fact that various writ petitions are pending before this Court in respect of the re-deployment of personnel and therefore the substitutes have to be found out. Exhibits-P3 to P6 are seeking for a re-deployment in accordance with the option. 4. Be that as it may, the Chief Engineer, the 2nd respondent will consider Exhibits-P3 to P6 and take appropriate action in the matter to redress the grievances raised by the petitioners. Appropriate orders shall be passed within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 4268 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No. 4268 of 2009 4 (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 4268 of 2009 5 W.P ( C) No. 4268 of 2009 6