IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.K.DENESAN MONDAY, THE 26TH MARCH 2007 / 5TH CHAITHRA 1929 WP(C).No. 9159 of 2007(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ M.SUNDEV,JUNIOR EMPLOYMENT OFFICER, PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE,CHAKKA, TRIVANDRUM,RESIDING AT VARINJAMTHODATHU VEEDU, MULLUVILA,VADAKKEVILA P.O,KOLLAM-691 010. BY ADV. SRI.K.JAJU BABU SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT LABOUR AND REHANBILITATION DEPARTMENT GOVT.SECRETARIAT,TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYMENT,TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.BIJOY CHANDRAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.9159 of 2007. 1 K.K.DENESAN, J. ========================= WP(C).No.9159 OF 2007-M. ========================= Dated this the 26th day of March, 2007. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as Junior Employment Officer under the 2nd respondent. He commenced service as Assistant Grade II in Government Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram. According to the petitioner, he is retaining his lien in the parent department namely, Government Secretariat and since he has not been confirmed in the Department of Employment, he is entitled to go back to his parent department enjoying the protection guaranteed by Rule 8 of Part II of K.S. & S.S.R. The petitioner had filed applications before the appropriate authorities requesting to allow him to go back to the parent department. The 2nd respondent after making enquiries with respect to the statement made by the petitioner, wrote Ext.P6 letter dated 25- 11-2004 to the 1st respondent. But, thereafter, no information has been received. The petitioner invoked the provisions of the Right to Information Act and in WP(C).No.9159 of 2007. 2 answer to the questions put by him, he was informed vide Ext.P7 letter dated 1-2-2007 that after examining the relevant records he will be given a reply. Though the petitioner waited expecting reply to his request as promised in Ext.P7, no such reply has been given. In the above circumstances, this writ petition has been filed. 2. Government pleader, on instructions, submits that Government will send reply to the petitioner as promised in Ext.P7 within one month from today. The above submission is recorded. The Writ petition is disposed of accordingly. K.K.DENESAN, JUDGE. kvs/-