IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 25TH JANUARY 2011 / 5TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 527 of 2011(M) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. HARIDAS K., PUBLIC WORKS OVERSEER GRADE III, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT PALAKKAD MUNICIPALITY, PALAKKAD - 678001. 2. B.SIVAKUMAR, PUBLIC WORKS OVERSER GRADE III, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695001. 3. C.K.SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC WORKS OVERSEER GRADE III, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -695001. BY ADV. SRI.V.CHITAMBARESH, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.T.C.SURESH MENON SRI.JIBU P THOMAS SRI.P.S.APPU SRI.A.R.NIMOD SRI.C.A.ANOOP RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPREENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695001. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695001. 3. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AFFAIRS, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.SANDESH RAJA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.527 of 2011 ================== Dated this the 25th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are members of the new formed Local Self Government Engineering Department. According to the petitioners, the petitioners were inducted into the new service from the Department of Urban Affairs and the petitioners are entitled to seniority in the new service on the basis of the seniority in the parent department. In this regard, the 1st petitioner has filed Ext.P6 representation before the 3rd respondent. For the present, the petitioners would be satisfied with a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6 expeditiously. 2. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to all the affected persons including the petitioners. The learned Government Pleader submits that it is not sure whether Ext.P6 has been received by the 3rd respondent at all insofar as it is only dated 19.1.2011. The petitioners shall forward a copy of the writ petition w.p.c.527/11 2 including I.A.No.1302/2011, along with a certified copy of this judgment and the 3rd respondent shall consider Ext.P6 as available in I.A.No. 1302/2011. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge