IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 6TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 17TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 2744 of 2009(B) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- GEETHA K.K., AGED 49 YEARS D/O. LATE K.R. KARUNAKARAN, RESIDING AT THEKKUMTHEYIL HOUSE VADAKKEKARA PO, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.VARGHESE.J.PUNNACHALIL RESPONDENTS: ------------------- 1. THE EMPLOYMENT OFFICER, EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, NORTH PARAVOOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE EDUCATION ERNAKULAM. DISTRICT. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.2744 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 6th February,2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an unemployed person having Graduation in commerce. Her name has been registered with the Employment Exchange in the year 1980 as No.W.284/83/80 and the registration was being renewed regularly. So far she could not succeed in getting any employment. When she approached the 1st respondent on 15.1.2009 for renewal of her registration she was informed that the process of selection for appointment to the post of Part-time Sweeper's in Education Department has been scheduled and the intimation/call letter for interview has been despatched to eligible candidates. Petitioner was informed that she was also issued a call letter. According to the petitioner she did not receive any intimation regarding the interview scheduled and conducted on 17.1.2009. W.P ( C) No.2744 of 2009 2 2. The petitioner is aged 49 years and the chances of getting a public employment is therefore bleak, according to the petitioner. She has filed this writ petition seeking for appropriate direction to the respondents to consider her for appointment to the post of Part-time Sweeper. 3. Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submitted that the interview in respect of appointment to the post of Part-time Sweeper were over on 12.1.2009 and all the vacancies have been filled up already. It is further pointed out that there were other complaints regarding the delay in getting the call letter and all the candidates who approached prior to 12.1.2009 have been interviewed also. Only after conducting the interview as pointed out above, appointments have been effected. 4. It is a case where the petitioner could not attend the interview in view of the fact that call letter did not reach her. Therefore, it cannot be said that there was any fault on the part of the petitioner also. It is submitted by the learned Government Pleader that if a representation is W.P ( C) No.2744 of 2009 3 filed by the petitioner seeking for consideration of her candidature in any other suitable post, the same will be considered; she will not be treated as sponsored for the post to which the interview was held as noticed above. 5. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of in the following terms: Petitioner will file a representation before the Employment Officer, the first respondent, within a period of two weeks from today. She will be considered and be sponsored for any other suitable vacancy sufficiently early so that she will not face the same fate at that point of time. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.2744 of 2009 4 W.P ( C) No.2744 of 2009 5