Case: Smt. P.K. Narayani &amp; Others Vs. State of Kerala &amp; Others

1. The petitioners have been serving as employees of the State of Kerala or of Public Section Corporations in that State for the past few years. By these writ petitions they contend that they are workmen within the meaning go the Industrial Disputes Act and ask for a declaration that the proposed termination of their employment by the Government of Kerala or by the Corporation is unconstitutional.

Court's reasoning:
5. We hope that the State Public Service Commission will be able to hold the next examination as early as possible preferably within a period of three months from today. These writ petitions involve in a human problem which has more that one facet. On one hand are the difficulties in which the petitioners find themselves as a result of the impending termination of their services. On the other are the exigencies of series which require that persons who have been selected by the Public Service Commissioner on merits must take charge of their posts. In order not to aggravate this problem, it is necessary that the examination should be held by the Public Service Commission expeditiously.6. The petitioners and all others who are similarly situated may be allowed to continue in service, provided that there are vacancies in which they can be allowed to continue to work.