IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 23RD NOVEMBER 2009 / 2ND AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 33502 of 2009(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. P.N.RAMAN, S/O.NARAYANAN, AGED 48 YEARS, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY AND RESIDING AT PUTHENPURAKKAL HOUSE, P.O.KARIAMBADI, MEENANGADI, WAYANAD. 2. K.G.RAJAN, S/O.GOVINDAN, AGED 53 YEARS, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY AND RESIDING AT KONNAKKAL HOUSE, P.O.NADAVAYAL, CHHENGODE, WAYANAD. 3. M.D.CHACKO, S/O.DEVASSYA, AGED 49 YEARS, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY AND RESIDING AT MOONJHNATTU HOUSE, P.O.SULTHAN BATHERY, WAYANAD. 4. A.S.BHASKARAN, S/O.SANKARAN, AGED 44 YEARS, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY AND RESIDING AT ATHIVAYAL HOUSE, P.O.CHULLIYOD, WAYANAD. 5. M.P.ELDOSE, S/O. POULOSE, AGED 42 YEARS, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY AND RESIDING AT MANKKOTTATHIL HOUSE, P.O.SULTHAN BATHERY AND RESIDING AT MANKKOTTATHIL HOUSE, P.O.SULTHAN BATHERY, WAYANAD. 6. K.SAJEEVAN, S/O. SUKUMARAN, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD AND RESIDING AT KADAVATH HOUSE, P.O.ELATHUR,KOZHIKODE. 7. SAMUEL JOHNSON, S/O. MICHAEL, AGED 53 YEARS, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY AND RESIDING AT POOKOTTIL HOUSE, P.O.THOVARIMALA, SULTHAN BATHERY. 8. K.K.SCARIA, S/O. KORA, AGED 43 YEARS, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY AND RESIDING AT KALLUVETTIKUZHIYIL HOUSE, P.O.POOTHADI, KENICHIRA. WPC.33502/09 2 9. E.P.JOHN S/O. PAILY, AGED 53 YEARS, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY AND RESIDING AT EDAYANAL HOUSE, P.O.NENMENI, MADAKKARA, SULTHAN BATHERY. 10. M.BABU, S/O. CHANDY, AGED 46 YEARS, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD AND RESIDING AT MAKKANAGOTA HOUSE, P.O.KARANTHOOR, KOZHIKODE. 11. K.SUDHAKARAN S/O. APPU, AGED 50 YEARS, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY AND RESIDING AT EDAVALATHPADI HOUSE, P.O.KUNNAMANGALAM, KOZHIKODE. 12. SHAJI JOSEPH S/O. JOSEPH, AGED 48 YEARS, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY AND RESIDING AT VADAKAN HOUSE, SULTHAN BATHERY, WAYANAD. 13. M.P.THOMAS S/O. PAILY, AGED 51 YEARS, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY AND RESIDING AT MAPPINIKAT HOUSE, P.O.KERNICHIRA, WAYANAD. 14. A.P.MANIKUMAR S/O. DAMODHARAN, AGED 44 YEARS, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY AND RESIDING AT KAYYALAKKAD HOUSE, P.O.NANMANDA, KOZHIKODE. 15. N.P.BABY, S/O. PAILY, AGED 49 YEARS, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY AND RESIDING AT NEETTINKARA HOUSE, P.O.KARIYAMBADI - MEENANGADI. 16. V.K.KUTTAN S/O. KUNJAPPAN, AGED 50 YRS, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY AND RESIDING AT VELIYATHPARAMBIL HOUSE, P.O.NENMENI, WAYANAD. 17. K.T.ELIYAS, S/O. THOMAS, AGED 46 YEARS, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY AND RESIDING AT KOCHERY HOUSE, P.O.BOOTHANAM, PULPPALLY, WAYANAD. 18. N.K.SUKUMARAN, S/O. KARAPPAN, AGED 49 YEARS, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY AND RESIDING AT NEDUVELIKUNNEL HOUSE, P.O.KOLERI, WAYANAD. 19. C.M.PRAKASAN, S/O. CHERIYEKKAN, AGED 50 YEARS, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY AND RESIDING AT CHOORIMALA HOUSE, P.O.KOLAGAPARA(VIA), MEENANGADI. WPC.33502/09 3 20. V.SIVARAJAN, S/O. KANDENKUTTY, AGED 49 YEARS, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD AND RESIDING AT VALAPPIL(H), P.O.MORIKKARA, KAKKODI. 21. ROBERT THOMAS, S/O. THOMAS, AGED 46 YRS, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY AND RESIDING AT KATTAMOKOTTIL HOUSE, P.O.BOOTHANAM-PULPALLY. 22. E.J.MATHAI, S/O. JACOB, AGED 49 YEARS, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY AND RESIDING AT EDAYANAL HOUSE, P.O.NENMENI, SULTHANBATHERY. 23. P.P.KURIYAKOSE, S/O. POULOSE, AGED 46 YEARS, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY AND RESIDING AT POOKOLAYIL HOUSE, P.O.VALLUVADY, SULTHANBATHERY. 24. K.K.SARASAPPAN NAIR, S/O. VASUDEVAN PILLAI, AGED 51 YRS, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY AND RESIDING AT ACHIMALLY HOUSE, POOTHADI P.O., KENICHIRA (VIA), WAYANAD. 25. BALAN P., S/O. BHASKARAN, AGED 53 YEARS, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY, RESIDING AT POOLAPARAMBIL HOUSE, KUNNAMANGALAM P.O.,KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.N.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.C.O.JOSE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP. BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD DISTRICT. 3. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. K.P.SURESH KUMAR, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD. 5. C.F.JOY, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD. WPC.33502/09 4 6. C.M.BASHEER, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD. 7. V.ABDU RAHMAN, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD. 8. K.P.M.ASHRAF, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD. 9. A.AHMED KOYA, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD. 10. AHAMMED KABEER, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD. 11. O.P.ABDHUL HAMEED, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD. 12. E.P.ABUBECKER, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD. 13. M.C.ABDURAHMAN, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD. 14. P.K.KASIM, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD. 15. P.H.AZEEZ, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD. 16. V.K.SHANMUKHAN, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD. 17. M.AZEEZ, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD. 18. M.A.NAZEER, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD. 19. P.P.MOHAMMED, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD. 20. P.MOIDEEN, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD. 21. K.AHAMMED, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD. 22. K.P.ABDURAHIMAN, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD. WPC.33502/09 5 23. M.ABDURAHIMAN, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD. 24. N.P.ALI, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD. 25. A.ABDURAHIMAN, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD. 26. K.K.SREENIVASAN, DRIVER, KSRTC, SULTHANBATHERY IN WAYANAD. R1, R2 BY JOHNSON P.JOHN, S.C. R3 BY ALEXANDER THOMAS, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.33502 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of November, 2009 JUDGMENT Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, standing counsel for respondents 1 and 2 as also standing counsel for the third respondent. Notice to respondents 4 to 26 dispensed with, preserving their right for re-hearing of the matter, if aggrieved. The petitioners state that they have been unduly deprived of the ranking in the advice list and seniority list. It is also their contention that private respondents 4 to 26 had, if at all they had any right, sat back and are not entitled to any change in the scene obtained during the last 8 years. As of now, the petitioners have placed Ext.P5 representation before the Chairman and Managing Director. Therefore, without expressing anything on merits, it is ordered that the petitioners' representation will be taken up, considered and disposed of within three months, after hearing the necessary parties. The WPC.33502/09 2 applicability of Ext.P2 will be specifically considered while disposing of the said representation. The writ petition is ordered accordingly. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. kkb.23/11.