IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN SATURDAY, THE 30TH JANUARY 2010 / 10TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 4058 of 2008(G) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SUSEELA K.B., AGED 50 YEARS, W/O. LATE SADANANDAN, MAPPILASERIVELI, S.L.PURAM P.O., CHERTHALA. BY ADVS. SMT.C.G.BINDU, SMT.C.G.AJITHA. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER (HEALTH), OFFICE OF D.M.O., BEACH WARD, ALAPPUZHA. 2. EMPLOYMENT OFFICER, TOWN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, CHERTHALA. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. ARAVINDA KUMAR BABU. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/01/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.4058/2008-G: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF SSLC BOOK OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE REGISTRATION IDENTITY CARD HAVING REGISTRATION NUMBER AS W379/80. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DTD. 02/01/2008 ISSUED BY VILLAGE OFFICER, MARARIKULAM NORTH. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DTD. 02/01/2008 ISSUED BY VILLAGE OFFICER, MARARIKULAM NORTH. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE DEATH CERTIFICATE SHOWING THE DEATH OF PETITIONER'S HUSBAND. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE INTERVIEW CARD DTD. 24/11/2005. EXT.P.7: COPY OF THE INTERVIEW CARD DTD. 25/09/2007. EXT.P.8: COPY OF THE 2ND INTERVIEW CARD DTD. 14/12/07. EXT.P.9: COPY OF THE SELECT LIST PUBLISHED ON 29/01/2008 CONTAINING 24 PERSONS TAKEN DOWN FROM THE NOTICE BOARD. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.4058 OF 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of January, 2010 JUDGMENT 1.The petitioner is an unemployed widow, failed in S.S.L.C. and aged more than 50 years. She was doing some sweeping work at Dhanalakshmi Bank, S.L.Puram Branch. She lost that employment also. She is the only breadwinner of her family consisting of aged mother-in-law, unmarried and dumb sister- in-law, son, married daughter and two minor grand children. She has registered her name with the employment exchange. Her complaint is that, following an interview, though she was the senior most eligible candidate in terms of age, she was refused employment as part-time sweeper in the Health Department. 2.Learned Government Pleader states that going by the date of registration in the employment exchange, there were candidates with better preferences. However, the case of the WPC.4058/08 2 petitioner shows that what is required is for the Government to extend a humanitarian consideration and provide aid to a hapless widow to sustain herself and elevate a family from poverty. In the aforesaid circumstances, taking into consideration the entire peculiar facts and circumstances and the certification from different authorities as are available in the writ petition in the form of exhibits, the third respondent is hereby directed to take up the case of the petitioner as an extraordinary one and consider whether the Government could, in its prerogative, issue any extraordinary order to extend support. Let such decision follow within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition as also a representation from the petitioner in the above regard. All other issues on merits are left open. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. kkb.02/02