IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI TUESDAY, THE 18TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 27TH BHADRA 1929 WP(C).No. 27715 of 2007(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ VARGHESE GEORGE, (FORMERLY DRIVER, WAYANAD DIST.LEPROSY SOCIETY) NAFSAL QUARTERS, CHANGADAKADAVU, NALLURNADU P.O., MANANTHAVADY. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.SHAJI RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH, WAYANAD, MANANTHAVADY. BY ADV. SRI. BIJOY CHANDRAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. GIRI , J ========================== W.P.(C) NO. 27715 OF 2007 ========================== Dated this the 18th day of September, 2007. JUDGMENT The petitioner, an Ex-serviceman was engaged as a driver on contract basis under the National Leprosy Eradication Programme in Wynad District Leprosy Society. The project was wound up in 2003 and therefore, the petitioner was discharged. According to the petitioner, similarly situated persons were thereafter re-engaged. He refers to Ext.P2 in this regard. The petitioner claims parity of treatment and submitted Ext.P3 before the 3rd respondent, the District Medical Officer. 2. I do not propose to consider whether the claim made by the petitioner has any merits. Nevertheless Ext.P3, representation may be looked into by the 3rd respondent. An appropriate decision may be taken in this regard within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. V. GIRI, JUDGE. rv