IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 25TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 6TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 6257 of 2010(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------------- K. REMESH BABU, PUBLIC WORK OVERSEER GR.III, KUTHUPARAMBA MUNICIPALITY, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV.MR.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, LSGD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, IRRIGATION AND ADMINISTRATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. SOBHA P.V., THIRD GRADE OVERSEER, KADAMBUR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KADAMBUR. R1 TO R4 BY MR. ANTONY MUKKATH, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P. (C) No. 6257 OF 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 25th day of February, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a IIIrd Grade Overseer under the Local Self Government Department. The grievance of the petitioner pertains to non-reckoning of his service rendered under Water Resources Department based on the appointment made on 9.11.2001. According to the petitioner he worked there till 26.12.2002. It is contended that the petitioner is entitled to get the said service rendered by him till 26.12.2002 for the purpose of fixing of seniority in the cadre of IIIrd grade Overseer under the Local Self Government Department. Earlier, aggrieved by non reckoning of the said service and alleging wrong fixation of the seniority the petitioner has preferred Ext.P8 representation against Ext.P6 final seniority list before the first respondent under Rule 27B of the General Rules in KS&SSR. It is submitted that the representation is still pending. Ext.P8 is a statutory representation and therefore, the first respondent is bound to consider the same and pass orders WPC.6257 of 2010 : 2 : thereon. Therefore, there shall be a direction to the first respondent to consider Ext.P8 representation and pass orders thereon within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma //true copy// P.A. to Jude