IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 15TH OCTOBER 2009 / 23RD ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 14008 of 2009(U) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- M.SELVARAJ, SUB ENGINEER (ELECTRICAL) TRAINEE, ELECTRICAL SECTION, K.S.E.BOARD, BIG BAZAR, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VAIDYUTHI BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (HRM), KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VAIDYUTHI BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL CIRCLE, K.S.E.B, T.B.ROAD, PALAKKAD-678 014. 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL DIVISION, K.S.E.B., PALAKKAD-14. R1 TO 4 ADV. SRI. ASOK M.CHERIYAN, SC, KSEB FOR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC.No.14008/2009 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1 : COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 3.2.09 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDANT. P2 : COPY OF THE MEMO DATED 9.2.09 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDANT. P3 : COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 14.5.2009 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDANT. P4 : COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 15.5.2009 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDANT. P5 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 16.5.2009. SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDANT. TRUE COPY P.A TO JUDGE ss V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.14008 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 15th October,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is working as Sub Engineer (Electrical) Trainee. He was appointed in the said post while working as Meter Reader. The Board had issued Ext.P1 order providing for engagement of Meter Readers as Sub Engineer (Electrical) Trainees without conferring on them any right to claim promotion to the cadre of the Sub Engineer (Electrical) on the basis of such engagement. Accordingly the petitioner was appointed as Sub Engineer (Electrical) Trainee on the basis of Ext.P1. (Serial No.317 in Ext.P1). While so, further operation of Ext.P1 had been stayed by this Court in a batch of writ petitions and it seems that taking note of the same, the Chief Engineer (HRM) had issued Ext.P3 inter alia directing reversion of the persons mentioned therein which included the petitioner. Consequently Ext.P4 order was passed. Exts.P3 and P4 have been challenged in the writ petition. 2. This Court had granted an order of status quo on 22.5.2009, which has continued and the petitioner continues to serve in the cadre of Sub Engineer W.P ( C) No.14008 of 2009 2 (Electrical) Trainee as per Ext.P1. Writ petition No.562 of 2009 and connected writ petitions have been disposed of by a common judgment. Though the correctness of Ext.P1 was challenged in some of those writ petitions this court did not interfere with the same, but subject to certain conditions mentioned therein, the Board has been permitted to proceed further with Ext.P1. In these circumstances, there does not seem to be any warrant for reversion of the petitioner. Exts.P3 and P4 are therefore quashed giving liberty to the Board to take further action pursuant to Ext.P1 as is permissible in law. Writ petition is disposed of as above. (V.GIRI,JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.14008 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No.14008 of 2009 4