IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. .JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 6TH OCTOBER 2008 / 14TH ASWINA 1930 WP(C).No. 27264 of 2008(U) -------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------------- 1. K.S.THANKAMMA, PART TIME SWEEPER, VILLAGE OFFICE, KATTAPPANA, IDUKKI DIST. 2. K.DEVAKI, PART TIME SWEEPER, OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LAND ASSIGNMENT) KATTAPPANA, IDUKKI DIST. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE LAND REVENUE COMMISSIONER THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR IDUKKI. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, UDUMBANCHOLA TALUK, NEDUMKANDOM IDUKKI DISTRICT 5. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, KATTAPPANA. 6. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LAND ASSIGNMENT) KATTAPPANA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Rs/ P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ====================================== W.P.(C)No.27264 of 2008 ====================================== Dated this the 6th day of October 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioners are Part-time Sweepers. The first petitioner is working in the office of the 5th respondent and the second petitioner is working in the office of the 6th respondent. They claim regularisation in service in terms of Ext.P8 Government order dated 25.11.2005. The petitioners submit that they have moved the Secretary to Government, Revenue Department in Exts.P5 and P7 representations seeking regularisation in service in terms of Ext.P8 government order. In this writ petition the petitioners have prayed for regularisation in terms of Ext.P8 government order. They have in the alternative prayed for a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the first respondent to take a decision on Exts.P5 and P7 representations within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. I have heard Sri.Kaleeswaram Raj, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Smt.Anu Sivaraman, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the official W.P.(C)27264/2008 2 respondents. The question whether the petitioners are entitled to regularisation in terms of Ext.P8 government order is essentially a matter for the State Government to decide atleast in the first instance. According to the petitioners, the State Government have not yet considered their request for regularisation. In this state of affairs, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the Secretary to Government, Revenue Department to consider the request made by the petitioners in Exts.P5 and P7 representations in consultation with the heads of office where they are working and take a decision thereon. This shall be done within three months from the date on which the petitioners produce a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition before the Secretary to Government, Revenue Department. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE css/