IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 27TH JUNE 2008 / 6TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 6731 of 2006(B) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ G.PARAMESWARAN, KAITHAKATTUCHIRA, THIRUNALLOOR.P.O, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, WORKING AS L.D.CLERK IN THE OFFICE OF THE SENIOR TOWN PLANNER, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.G.SUKUMARA MENON, ADV. SMT.DEEPTHI S.MENON. RESPONDENT: --------------------- THE CHIEF TOWN PLANNER, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF TOWN PLANNER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. NOBLE MATHEW. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 27/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.6731/2006-B: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE ORDER NO. A2/17205/95 DTD. 20/08/96 OF THE RESPONDENT ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD. 14/08/2000 OF THE COURT OF JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE-I, CHERTHALA IN CALENDER CASE NO. 155/95. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD. 25/06/2007 OF THE HONOURABLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA IN CRL.APPL. NO. 1282/2004. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// prv. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 6731 OF 2006 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of June, 2008. J U D G M E N T This writ petition is filed with the following prayer: a) To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the respondent to regularize the appointment of the petitioner as L.D.Clerk in the Town Planning department with effect from the date of his joining duty viz.31.8.1996 and grant all consequential service benefits. It is seen that pendency of a criminal case against the petitioner was the reason for non-regularization. It is seen from Exhibits P2 and P3 that the petitioner has been acquitted. 2. Therefore, there will be a direction to the respondent to take appropriate action in accordance with law in the matter of regularization of the petitioner within a period of one month from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. This writ petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp KURIAN JOSEPH, J. W.P.(C) No. 6731 OF 2006 J U D G M E N T 27.06.2008