IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 17TH MARCH 2009 / 26TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 8485 of 2009(E) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- S.D.SREENIVASAN, SUPERINTENDENT(LEGAL & RECOVERY),KERALA TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION, TRANS TOWERS, VAZHUTHACAUD, THIURUVANANTHAPURAM-14.(ON DEPUTATION FROM KSRTC). BY ADV. MR.ANANDARAJAN.N RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT.P.O.THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 2. THE KERALA TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION LIMITED,REP. BY ITS MNANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANS TOWERS,VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-14. 3. THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIATE, THIURUVANANTHAPURAM. MR. UNNIKRISHNA KAIMAL – SC MR.JOHNSON P. JOHN – SC. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MS. K.R. DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.8485 OF 2009 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of March, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner has presented a case of discrimination in absorbing similarly placed workers of the KSRTC in the Kerala Transport Development Finance Corporation Limited differently. Although the petitioner challenges the action of the respondents, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied with a direction to dispose of Ext.P25 by the 3rd respondent expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the 2nd respondent as also the learned Standing Counsel for the 1st respondent and the learned Government Pleader. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and W.P.(c)No.8485/09 2 pass orders on Ext.P25 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as respondents 1 and 2. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.8485/09 3