IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 11TH DECEMBER 2009 / 20TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 34044 of 2009(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- RAVI AMBALATHAZHA, ASSISTANT ENGINEER, L.S.G.D., MADAVOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, P.O.MADAVOOR, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.A.SALIL NARAYANAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, L.S.G.D., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. MRS.ANU SIVARAMAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------ WP(C) No.34044 of 2009 (A) -------------------------- Dated, this the 11th day of December, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner joined the Water Resources Department as a First Grade Draftsman and was later promoted as an Assistant Engineer. By Ext.P1, along with several others, he was deployed to Local Self Government Department. By now, he has completed three years and wants to be redeployed to his parent department. 2. The learned Government Pleader has obtained instructions in the matter. It is stated that the Irrigation Department is to transfer 371 technical posts to the Local Self Government Department and that in view of the delay in implementing the said proposal, there is an acute shortage of technical personnel in the Local Self Government Department. It is stated that taking into account this situation, the Government have decided to redeploy only such of those employees who have completed six years on deployment. 3. If as stated by the learned Government Pleader, taking into account the present exigencies, the Government have decided to restrict the redeployment only to those who have completed six WP(C) No.34044/2009 -2- years, evidently, the petitioner cannot get the benefit of redeployment as he has completed only three years. In view of the exigencies now pointed out by the learned Government Pleader, this Court will not be justified in saying that the petitioner or similar employees should be redeployed to their parent department. Be that as it may, now that the petitioner seeks a direction that the authorities of the Local Self Government Department shall review the requirement of technical personnel periodically and depending upon the improvement in the situation as assessed by them, the employees on deployment should be redeployed to their parent department to the extent possible. This shall necessarily be done by the respondents taking into account the length of tenure of the deployed persons in question. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg