IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 15TH JANUARY 2009 / 25TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 1601 of 2009(N) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- K.N.SANKARA PILLAI, IIND GRADE OVERSEAR LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT SECTION ATHIRAMPUZHA, ARPOOKARA, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, (FORMERLY DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION) KERALA GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, KERALA GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.1601 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 15th January,2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as IInd Grade Overseer in the Local Self Government Department Section, Athirampuzha in Kottayam District. Presently the Special Rules have been adopted. He submitted an option as per Exhibit-P3 to the effect that he is not willing to work in the Local Self Government Engineering Cadre. Thereafter, by Exhibit-P4, he has decided to cancel Exhibit P3 and submitted a fresh option to continue in L.S.G.D. According to him, he has moved the Chief Engineer to allow him to continue in L.S.G.D. Exhibit-P4 is the re-option submitted by him. 2. It is up to the respondents 1 and 2 to take a decision in the matter. Therefore, the 2nd respondent will forward the re-option now submitted, as evidenced by Exhibit-P4, to the 1st respondent, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. W.P ( C) No.1601 of 2009 2 On receipt of the same with necessary reports in the matter, the 1st respondent will pass appropriate orders, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the report from the 2nd respondent. The second respondent will also get a report, if necessary, from the L.S.G.D. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.1601 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No.1601 of 2009 4