IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 9TH OCTOBER 2009 / 17TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 28381 of 2009(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- KUMARI LATHA A PART TIME CASUAL SWEEPER P.W.D.REST HOUSE,PARASSALA, PARASSALA P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DIST. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P.W.D.N.H. SUB DIVISION,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 28381 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 9th October,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is a Part-time Casual Sweeper and she claims to have been working since 1.4.1991. Originally the sweeping area of the office where she was working from 1991 in the N.H. Section, Neyyattinkara, was 128 Sq.mt and in the present office she is working from 2003 onwards, the sweeping area is stated to be 497.46 sq. mtrs. This is sought to be substantiated with reference to Exts. P2 and P4. Petitioner claims appointment as Part- time Sweeper and regularisation in service in terms of G.O (P) 501/2005 Dated 25.11.2005, Ext.P5 Government Order. Ext.P6 request is pending before the 1st respondent. 2. Heard learned Government Pleader also. 3. G.O (P) 501/2005 Dated 25.11.2005 lays down the guidelines for absorption of casual sweepers into regular service provided the sweeping area is in excess of 100 Sq.mtrs. 4. First respondent shall look into Ext.P6 and after W.P ( C) No. 28381 of 2009 2 calling for a report from the office where the petitioner is currently working, take a decision thereon in the light of G.O (P) 501/2005 Dated 25.11.2005, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Writ petition is disposed of as above. (V.GIRI,JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 28381 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No. 28381 of 2009 4