IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.K.DENESAN WEDNESDAY, THE 29TH NOVEMBER 2006 / 8TH AGRAHAYANA 1928 WP(C).No. 31656 of 2006(R) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. SEBASTIAN T.J., ASSISTANT ENGINEER, AROOKUTTY GRAMA PANCHAYAT, AROOKUTTY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. UNNIKRISHNAN NAIR K., ASSISTANT ENGINEER, L.S.G.D. SECTION, CHELAKKARA GRAMA PANCHAYT, CHELAKKARA, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 3. SIVAJI M.R., ASSISTANT ENGINEER, L.S.G.D. SECTION, ENADIMANGALAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT, ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 4. PRASAD D., ASSISTANT ENGINEER, L.S.G.D. SECTION, T.V. PURAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 5. T.K. KARUNAKARAN, ASSISTANT ENGINEER, L.S.G.D. SECTION, WEST ELERI GRAMA PANCHAYAT, NEELESWARAM, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.BOSE SRI.VINOD MADHAVAN SMT.NISHA BOSE RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT (P) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, P.W.D (ADMINISTRATION) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY GOVT. PLEADER SHRI. BIJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/11/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.K. DENESAN, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C) No. 31656 OF 2006 R = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 29th November, 2006 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are borne on the cadre of Assistant Engineers. They were deployed to the Local Self Government Department. Thereafter, the Government took a decision to deploy newly recruited Assistant Engineers based on the seniority among them. The petitioners submit that when sufficient number of juniors comes and joins duty in the Local Self Government Department, the petitioners can be allowed to go back to their parent department. In order to expedite the action in that behalf the petitioners approached the 1st respondent by filing Ext. P7 representation. Since no orders have been passed on Ext. P7, this writ petition has been filed. 2. Heard counsel for the petitioners and Govt. Pleader for the respondents. There shall be an order directing the 1st respondent to consider Ext. P7 and pass orders thereon as expeditiously as possible, in any event, within three weeks on the petitioners WPC No. 31656/2006 -2- producing a copy of the judgment along with a copy of the writ petition. The writ petition is disposed of as above. K.K. DENESAN JUDGE jan/