IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 3959 of 2008(U)
1. G.SREEKUMARAN NAIR ALIAS SREEKUMAR,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD
... Respondent
2. DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, K.S.E.B.,
3. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, K.S.E.B,
4. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,
For Petitioner :SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN
For Respondent :SRI.K.S.ANIL, SC, KSEB
The Hon'ble MR. Justice P.N.RAVINDRAN
Dated :07/10/2008
O R D E R
P.N.RAVINDRAN, J
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W.P.(C) NO: 3959 of 2008
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Dated this 7th day of October, 2008
JUDGMENT
Heard Sri.K.P.Rajesh the learned counsel appearing for
the petitioner and Sri.Ashok M.Cherian the learned
standing counsel appearing for the Kerala State
Electricity Board, hereinafter referred to as the “Board”
for short. The petitioner is a casual sweeper in the
service of the Board. He claims regularization in the
light of Ext.P5 Government Order dated 25-11-2005.He also
relies on Ext.P6 order dated 17-7-2007 passed by the
Board regularizing the services of six part time casual
sweepers.
2. The first respondent has filed a counter affidavit
contending inter alia that Ext.P5 Government Order does
not apply to the Board and that in view of the special
rules, the service of the petitioner cannot be
regularized. The learned counsel for the petitioner
submits that pursuant to the directions issued by this
Court in O.P.No.16733 of 1998, the services of six persons
working in the Board on contract basis as part time
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sweepers were regularised by Ext.P6. The learned counsel
for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is also
similarly situate as the said six persons. The learned
counsel for the Board submitted that in the event of the
petitioner filing a representation before the Secretary
of the Board producing a copy of Ext.P6, the Board will
consider the same and take a decision thereon at the
earliest.
3. The writ petition is therefore disposed of with a
direction to the petitioner to file an appropriate
representation before the Secretary of the Board claiming
regularization, within two weeks from today. The
Secretary of the Board shall on receipt of the said
representation consider the same and take a decision
thereon, if necessary, after placing it before the Board.
The Secretary/Board shall consider Ext.P6 also while
taking a decision on the petitioner’s representation.
Final orders in the matter shall be passed within three
months from the date on which the petitioner moves the
Secretary of the Board as directed above.
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The writ petition is disposed of as above.
P.N.RAVINDRAN,
JUDGE
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