IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 17TH JANUARY 2008 / 27TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 37390 of 2007(A) --------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. SANTHAMMA.B., AGED 55 YEARS, PALACHIRAYIL HOUSE, SARVODAYAPURAM, KATTOOR P.O. 2. THULASI SARGADHARAN, AGED 54 YEARS, KATTUNGAL HOUSE, KATTOOR P.O., KALAVOOR. 3. KOCHU THRESSIA @ KOCHURANI AGED 53 YEARS THEKKETHAYYIL HOUSE, KATTOOR P.O., KALAVOOR. 4. VILASINI JOSEPH @ VILASINI K.C., AGED 53 YEARS, VELIYIL HOUSE, KATTOOR P.O., KALAVOOR. 5. PREMA RAJENDRAN, AGED 50 YEARS, MULAYANPARAMABU, OMANAPPUZHA, KATTOOR P.O., KALAVOOR. 6. AMBIKA RAJU, AGED 50 YEARS, MADATHUNGAL HOUSE, KATTOOR P.O., KALAVOOR. 7. SHEELA K.M., KUNNEL HOUSE, KATTOOR P.O., KALAVOOR. 8. ALICE VINCENT @ ALICE A.G., VALIYAVEEDU HOUSE, PATHIRAPPALLY P.O., CHETTIKKAD. 9. RAJAMMA A.X. @ RAJAMMA PONNAPPAN, MAVELITHYIL, OMANAPUZHA, KATTOOR P.O., KALAVOOR. BY ADV. SRI.K.S.HARIHARAPUTHRAN W.P.(C). NO.37390/2007-A: RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY HEALTH, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER (HEALTH) ALAPPUZHA. 3. DISTRICT PANCHAYATH, ALAPPUZHA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DISTRICT PANCHAYATH OFFICE, ALAPPUZHA. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/01/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ========================= W.P.(C)NO. 37390 OF 2007 ========================= Dated this the 17th day of January 2008 JUDGMENT The prayer in this writ petition is to direct the respondents to consider the petitioners also for the interview conducted for appointment of volunteers under the Asha Scheme implemented by the respondents under Ext.P2. Petitioners also seek a declaration that they are eligible for appointment under the said scheme. 2. One claim in this writ petition is raised relying on Ext.P2 news report. Ext.P2 talks about the introduction of the scheme called Asha Scheme in the coastal areas of the State. Ext.P2 does not talk about the appointment of health volunteers like the petitioners under the Asha Scheme and it says that the ladies who are between the age group of 25 to 45 and living in the coastal areas will be chosen for this purpose. It also provides that 8th standard pass and communication skill are the two eligible criteria. 3. Petitioners submit that they are working as MSS W.P.(C)37390/2007 2 volunteers and that they are entitled to be appointed. Going by Ext.P2, there does not appear to be any preferential claim for the petitioners. Even if the petitioners are otherwise eligible and that the work they do is similar to the project that is now implemented under Ext.P2, at the best, the petitioners can only claim that they should also be considered if and when people are appointed under the scheme. Therefore the right of the petitioners, at its best is only to be candidates in the intention process and there cannot be any preferential right to be appointed. 4. In view of this, petitioners have no legal right to claim that they should be appointed under the Asha scheme and hence the writ petition is only to be dismissed and I do so. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE css/