IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 2ND JANUARY 2009 / 12TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 37994 of 2008(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SARAMMA K.J. W/O. P.M.JOSEPH, AGED 32 YEARS, RESIDING AT PUTHANPURAKKAL, PATHIPPALLY P.O. MOOLAMATTOM, VIA, IDUKKI DISTRICT, WORKING AS CASHIER, ELECTRICAL SECTION NO.1, K.S.E. BOARD, THODUPUZHA IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHOSH G. PRABHU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, VAIDHYUDHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL DIVISION, KSE BOARD, THODUPUZHA. BY S.C. SHRI K.S. ANIL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 37994 of 2008-W - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 2nd day of January, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as a Cashier under the first respondent Board at Electrical Section No.1, Thodupuzha with effect from 2.9.2008. According to the petitioner, the said office is at a distance of 25 kms. away from her residence. She is a member of Scheduled Tribe. 2. Subsequently, a vacancy of Cashier arose at Electrical Section, K.S.E.B., Moolamattom, in the same district which is near to the residence of the petitioner. The petitioner is relying upon Ext.P1 which is a Board order dated 13.5.1988 as per which, persons who had worked away from the place of residence, are entitled for preference in vacancies which may arise subsequently near the place of residence. Pointing out the same, she has approached the second respondent by way of Ext.P2. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays that the second respondent may be directed to consider Ext.P2 in the light of Ext.P1. 3. Heard learned Standing Counsel for the respondents also. 4. There will be a direction to the second respondent to consider Ext.P2 on its merits and pass orders within a period of one moth from the WPC 37994/2008 2 date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/