IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 10TH AUGUST 2010 / 19TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 24877 of 2010(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------- 1. MOHANAN.K,DRIVER HC 5635, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 2. ABDUL RASHEED.K,DRIVER HC 6369, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 3. SADANANDAN.K.M,DRIVER HC 6374, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 4. VIJAYAN.K,DRIVER HC 6435, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 5. MOHANAN.K.P,DRIVER HC 6450, KOZHIKODE CITY.A.R. 6. CHANDRAHASAN.T.V,DRIVER HC 6731, KOZHIKODE CITY.A.R. 7. SANJEEVAN.C.T,DRIVER HC 7003, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 8. ARAVINDAKSHAN.A,DRIVER HC.7027, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 9. MURALEEDHARAN.P,DRIVER HC.7252, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 10. SURESH.K.T,DRIVER HC 7253, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 11. RADHAKRISHNAN.E, DRIVER HC 7322,KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 12. ISMAIL.P.V,DRIVER PC 7375, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 13. SURESH BABU.K,DRIVER PC 7487, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. WPC NO.24877/2010 -2- 14. PRAKASAN.V,DRIVER PC 7482, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 15. MOIDEENKUTTY.K.K, DRIVER PC 7690, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 16. RAMACHANDRAN.C,DRIVER PC 7728, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 17. UNNIKRISHNAN NAIR.T,DRIVER PC 8237, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 18. SIVADASAN.N.M,DRIVER PC 8246, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 19. AJITH KUMAR.T.A,DRIVER PC 8253, KOZHIKODE CITY, A.R. 20. KRISHNAN.C,DRIVER PC 8257, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 21. BABU.V.M,DRIVER PC 8260, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 22. BABU.P.C,DRIVER PC 8261, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 23. ANIL BABU.E,DRIVER PC 8278, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 24. UNNIKRISHNAN.M,DRIVER PC.8534, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 25. SHAJU.K.S,DRIVER PC 8617, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 26. NIZAR.K.P,DRIVER PC 8788, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 27. VIJAYAN.N,DRIVER PC 8807, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 28. SANTHOSH KUMAR.C.P, DRIVER PC 8812,KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 29. RAJEEVAN.P.M,DRIVER PC 8834, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 30. RADHAKRISHNAN.K.P,DRIVER PC 8835, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 31. VINOD KUMAR.C,DRIVER PC 8836, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. WPC NO.24877/2010 -3- 32. RATHEESH.P.V,DRIVER PC 8837, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 33. SARATH KUMAR.K,DRIVER PC 8858, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 34. JAYAKRISHNAN.T.T,DRIVER PC 8860, KOZHIKODE CITY.A.R. 35. MURALEEDHARAN,DRIVER PC 8861, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 36. MURALEEDHARAN.P.C, DRIVER PC 8864,KOZHIKODE CITY, A.R. 37. MANOJ KUMAR.C.V,DRIVER PC 8869, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 38. SURESH BABU.M.P, DRIVER PC 8927,KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 39. RAMAKRISHNAN.T.M,DRIVER PC 8928, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 40. RAMESAN.T.K,DRIVER PC 8929, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 41. BABY.M,DRIVER PC 8933, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 42. SUJANAN.P,DRIVER PC 8936, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 43. PRAVEEN KUMAR.P.K,DRIVER PC 8937, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 44. VIJAYAN.K.K,DRIVER PC 8940, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 45. BHARATHAN.K,HC 6388,KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 46. GOPALAKRISHNAN.P,HC 6021, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 47. RAJAN.P,PC 7961,KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 48. RAVEENDRAN.P,M/HC 8932, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 49. JAYAPRAKASAN.T.K,FITTER HC 8395, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. WPC NO.24877/2010 -4- 50. SAHADEVAN.M.M,ARMR PC 8804, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 51. VIJAYAKUMAR.K,ARMR PC 8805, KOZHIKODE CITY. 52. SURESAN.P,C.F.(BARBER)7688, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 53. SIVADASAN.P,C.F.(BARBER),8258, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 54. RAGESHAN.K,C.F.(COOK)8797, KOZHIKODE CITY,A.R. 55. JARARAJAN.N,DRIVER PC 204, KAP,2ND BATTALION,MUTTIKULANGARA,PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.V.V.ASOKAN SRI.P.P.RAMACHANDRAN RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-10. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-10. 3. THE CITY POLICE COMMISSIONER, KOZHIKODE CITY,KOZHIKODE-673 001. 4. COMMANDANT,KERALA ARMED POLICE, 2ND BATTALION,MUTTIKULANGARA.P.O, PALAKKAD-678 594. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.ARAVINDKUMAR BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/08/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 24877 OF 2010 (H) ===================== Dated this the 10th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioners are persons working as Drivers in the category of Police Constables and Head Constables in the Police Department. Their claim is that their previous military service should be reckoned for the purpose of higher grade. It is stated that by Exts.P4 and P5 judgments, this claim has already been upheld by this Court, based on which, by Ext.P6 order, benefit has been extended by the Government. According to the petitioners 1 to 54, they have filed Ext.P7 and similar representations before the 3rd respondent and the 55th petitioner is stated to have filed Ext.P8 representation before the 4th respondent. The complaint is that these representations have not been considered in the light of the judgments and the Government Order referred to above. In the nature of the facts as stated above, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 3rd respondent to consider Ext.P7 and other similar representations filed by the petitioners 1 to 54 and the 4th respondent to consider Ext.P8 representation filed by the 55th petitioner. It is also directed that while orders are passed, WPC No. 24877/10 :2 : Exts.P4 to P6 shall also be considered. Orders shall be passed, at any rate within 6 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp