IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.P.RAY MONDAY, THE 14TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 25TH MAGHA 1932 WA.No. 191 of 2011() -------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.35793/2009 Dated 09/07/2010 .................... APPELLANT(S): / RESPONDENTS 1 TO 5 IN WP(C) -------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BYTHE SECRETARY, FINANCE (PRC-C) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, IRRIGATION AND ADMINISTRATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY MR.K.C.SANTHOSH KUMAR, GOVERNMENT PLEADER, RESPONDENT(S): / PETITIOENRS 1 TO 10 IN WP(C) --------------- 1. V.P.GANGADHARAN, THIRD GRADE OVERSEER, PWD BUILDINGS SECTION, PONNANI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 679 577. 2. C.S.BALAKRISHNAN, THIRD GRADE OVERSEER, PWD ROADS SECTION, KOOTHATTUKULAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686 662. 3. RAVEENDRAN KANNOTH, THIRD GRADE OVERSEER, PWD ROADS SECTION, THALIPARAMBA, KANNUR DISTRICT, PIN - 670141. W.A.NO.191/2011 4. MATHEW M.VATTAMALA, THIRD GRADE OVERSEER, PWD INVESTIGATION AND PLANNING (ROADS) SECTION NO.III, KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686 001. 5. C.S.SURESH BABU, THIRD GRADE OVERSEER, MINOR IRRIGATION SECTION, PALA, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686 575. 6. SHEELA VARGHESE, SECOND GRADE DRAFTSMAN, PWD ROADS DIVISION, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678 001. 7. SALU K.ABRAHAM, FIRST GRADE DRAFTSMAN, IRRIGATION SUB DIVISION NO.9, RAMAMANGALAM.P.O., KOLENCHERRY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686 663. 8. VANAJA T.K., FIRST GRADE DRAFTSMAN, IDAMALAYAR IRRIGATION PROJECT DIVISION NO.III, CHALAKUDY, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680 307. 9. T.R.THILAKAN, FIRST GRADE OVERSEER, ARYAD BLOCK OFFICE, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN - 688 001. 10. KERALA ENGINEERING STAFF ASSOCIATION, REP. BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY, H.SIDHIK, FIRST GRADE OVERSEER, SIRUVANI PROJECT CIRCLE, CHUNNAMBUTHARA, PALAKKAD - 12. MR.K.P.SATHEESAN THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & BHABANI PRASAD RAY, JJ. .................................................................... W.A. No.191 of 2011 .................................................................... Dated this the 14th day of February, 2011. J U D G M E N T Ramachandran Nair, J. We notice that the learned Single Judge decided the issue in favour of the respondents by following the judgment of this Court in batch cases (judgment dated 25/05/2010 in WP(C) No.29705/09 & connected cases). On behalf of the appellants, learned Government Pleader submitted that appeals are pending before the Supreme Court. We, therefore, feel that this Writ Appeal can be dismissed with a rider that if the Supreme Court reverses or modifies the judgment of this Court, based on the same the appellants can file review before the Division Bench of this Court in this Writ Appeal to recall this judgment and to modify judgment of the learned Single Judge, consistent with the judgment of the Supreme Court in appeals pending before the Supreme Court. With the above condition, this Writ Appeal is dismissed. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) (BHABANI PRASAD RAY, JUDGE) jg