IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 27TH JANUARY 2009 / 7TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 1198 of 2009(P) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. GIRESH KUMAR U.K, ASSISTANT ENGINEER L.S.G.D., ATHOLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 2. ABDURAHIMAN P.P., ASSISTANT ENGINEER L.S.G.D. KODIYATHOOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 3. K.NARAYANAN PILLAI, ASSISTANT ENGINEER, L.S.G.D. DIVISION, DISTRICT PANCHAYATH, KOZHIKODE. 4. V.K. LEENA, ASSISTANT ENGINEER, L.S.G.D. SECTION, ULLIYERI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN SRI.K.K.GOPINATHAN NAIR SRI.M.R.JAYAPRASAD SRI.P.MOHANDAS (ERNAKULAM) RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.P.NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 1198 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 27th January,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioners are presently working as Assistant Engineers at L.S.G.D. Section in Atholi Grama Panchayat, Kodiyathoor Grama Panchayat, District Panchayat, Kozhikode and Ulliyeri Grama Panchayat respectively. Government as per its policy decided to deploy Engineering Staff to Local Self Government Institutions from Public Works and Irrigation Departments. Petitioners were deployed to L.S.G.D pursuant to the said order passed by the Government. 2. On the basis of the option exercised by the petitioners to return to their parent department, orders have been issued allowing the petitioners to join in the Water Resources Department. Now the complaint raised is that the said orders have not been implemented so far. Aggrieved by the delay in the matter, they have filed Exhibits P3 to P6 representations before the 2nd W.P ( C) No. 1198 of 2009 2 respondent. 2. Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submitted that various matters regarding deployment are pending before this Court in different writ petitions and that has also caused delay in implementing the order. 3. Be that as it may, there will be a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider Exhibits-P3 to P6 and pass appropriate orders thereon after considering the details of persons who have given option to join in the L.S.G.D, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 1198 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No. 1198 of 2009 4