IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 31ST MARCH 2011 / 10TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 31448 of 2010(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. JEEJU JOSE,S/O.JOSEPH THOMAS, XI/203,KADAVIL, SOUTH TMAMARAPARAMBU, KOCHI-1 2. ULLAS P., S/O.P.R.PADMANABHA PANICKER, GEETHANJALI, VALLUVALLY, KOONAMMAVU P.O., NORTH PARAVUR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.S.SUJIN SMT.NITA.N.S. RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION "TRANSPORT BHAVAN" FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD.,P.B.NO.50,HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, SANTHI NAGAR,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 3. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY 4. THE DISTRICT OFFICER, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION DISTRICT OFFICE, KOLLAM. ADV. SRI.R.T.PRADEEP FOR R2 SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR,SC, KSRTC FOR R1 ADV.P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 31/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).No. 31448/2010 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS P1. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.11.8.2010 UNDER R.I. ACT. P2. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.4.8.2010 FROM KSRTC UNDER R.I. ACT. P3. COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DTD.5.8.2010 FROM R2 UNDER R.I. ACT. sdk+ ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 31448 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 31st day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners have filed this writ petition seeking the following reliefs; “(i) To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the first respondent to terminate the services of the temporary hands now working as Junior Assistants and to report all the existing vacancies of Junior Assistants in K.S.R.T.C. to the Kerala Public Service Commission to advise candidates from the existing rank list published by the Commission for making regular appointments to that posts and thereafter the first respondent to appoint all such candidates so advised by the Commission. (ii) To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the 2nd respondent to terminate the services of the temporary hands now working as L.D.Clerk and to report all the existing vacancies of L.D.Clerks in K.S.I.D.C. in the light of Ext.P3 to the Kerala Public Service Commission to advise candidates from the existing rank list published by the Commission for making regular appointments to that posts and thereafter the 2nd respondent to appoint all such candidates so advised by the Commission.” 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners today submits that in view of the averments in the counter affidavit filed by the KSRTC, particularly paragraph 3 thereof, this writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the Public Service Commission to take further action in accordance with the vacancies already reported. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 3rd respondent to take appropriate action in accordance with the vacancies reported by the KSRTC, expeditiously. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2