IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 25TH JANUARY 2011 / 5TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 2323 of 2011(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. MINI C.G., W/O. RAMAKRISHNAN, KANAKKASSERY HOUSE, ELINJIPRA P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. SULOCHANA K.K., W/O. SHAJI, KUNNAMPARAMBIL HOUSE, ELINJIPRA P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT. 3. VIJI M.P., W/O. SREEDHARAN, VIRUTHI HOUSE, ELINJIPRA P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT. 4. BINI K.J., W/O. RAPHEL, ILLICKAL HOUSE, CHANDANAKUNNU P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT. 5. CHANDRIKA P., W/O. VELAYUDHAN, KUNNAMPARAMBIL HOUSE, ELINJIPRA P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT. 6. SARSWATHY, W/O. BAHULEYAN, POTTEKARAN HOUSE, KOODAPPUZHA, CHALAKUDY P.O. 7. RAMANI, W/O. VELAYUDHAN, THOROPPADI HOUSE, CHANDANAKUNNU, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SMT.K.V.BHADRA KUMARI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, REPRESNTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, VELLANIKARA, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680 656. 2. THE REGISTRAR, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, VELLANIKARA, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680 656. 3. PROFESSOR AND HEAD, AGRONOMIC RESEARCH STATION, CHALAKUDY P.O. WP(C).No. 2323 of 2011(M) 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL FAMS, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SHRI K.P.MUJEEB, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.2323/2011-M ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 25th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners claim to be daily wage farming labourers employed by the Agronomic Research Station, Chalakkudy under the Kerala Agricultural University. It is claimed that they have been working there for the last 5 to 10 years. Pursuant to the communication issued by the Registrar, the third respondent has forwarded the names, addresses and other details of daily wage labourers including that of the petitioners as per Ext.P1. It is pointed out that in identical situation, this Court has directed the University to consider the representations of similarly placed farm labourers for getting benefits of paragraph (55) of the Judgment in Secretary, State of Karnataka and others v. Uma Devi (3) & others [2006 (4) SCC 1]. Those Judgments have been produced as Exts.P2 and P3. 2. In the meanwhile, the Executive Committee of the University, in the meeting held on 20/05/2010, took a decision to appoint casual labourers in all their W.P.(C). No.2323/2011 -:2:- centres. Thereafter, a notification has been issued inviting applications for recruiting casual labourers to the third respondent-Centre. According to the petitioners, their claims also are liable to be considered in the light of the Judgments of this Court, namely, Exts.P2 and P3. Exts.P4 and P5 are the representations said to have been submitted by the petitioners. 3. Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the University. There will be a direction to the respondents to consider the claims of the petitioners also in the light of Uma Devi(3)'s case (supra). Appropriate orders shall be passed within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The learned counsel for the petitioners prayed that the petitioners also may be interviewed in the meanwhile. This is a matter which the competent authority among the respondents can consider since the interview for other candidates are said to have been going now. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE