IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 20TH OCTOBER 2009 / 28TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 29587 of 2009(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SIBICHEN K.J, WORKING AS L.D CLERK MUNICIPAL OFFICE, MATTANNUR, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.N.CHANDRABABU SRI.T.G.KALADHARAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REP BY SECRETARY, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE MATTANNUR MUNICIPALITY REP BY THE SECRETARY MUNICIPAL OFFICE MATTANNUR,KANNUR DISTRICT. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 29587 OF 2009 (P) -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner was initially selected and appointed as a Constable through the Public Service Commission. After joining duty, while serving as such, petitioner again got selected as an Excise Guard. On that occasion he got relieved from the Police Department and joined the Excise Department. Subsequently, he again got selected as LDC/BC and joined the Mattannur Municipality. Thereupon he got himself relieved from the Excise Department as per Ext.P4 and joined the Municipality as is seen from Ext.P5. Theis time petitioner was not given pay protection and therefore he submitted Ext.P10 representation to the first respondent. Petitioner also refers to Exts.P7, P8 and P9, where according to the petitioner in similar cases pay protection has been given. In this writ petition what the petitioner seeks is pay protection, in the Municipal service. WPC.No.29587 /09 :2 : Having regard to the facts as stated above and taking into account the pendency of Ext.P10, I dispose of this writ petition directing the first respondent to consider the same taking into account Exts.P7,P8 and P9 also. Orders on Ext.P10 shall be passed as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within 3 months from the date of production of a copy of the judgment along with a copy of this writ petition. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/