Mohan J.Das vs State Of Kerala on 16 June, 2009

       

  

  

 
 
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

WP(C).No. 15120 of 2009(H)


1. MOHAN J.DAS, S/O.DASAN, AGED 44 YEARS,
                      ...  Petitioner
2. SABU S., KULATHUMKAROTTU, JAYAMATHA LANE

                        Vs



1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE
                       ...       Respondent

2. THE DIRECTOR OF PRINTING,

3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT

                For Petitioner  :SMT.DAISY A.PHILIPOSE

                For Respondent  : No Appearance

The Hon'ble MR. Justice P.N.RAVINDRAN

 Dated :16/06/2009

 O R D E R
                            P.N.RAVINDRAN, J.
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                        W.P.(C)No.15120 of 2009
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                          Dated 16th June, 2009

                                 JUDGMENT

Heard Smt.Daisy A.Philipose, the learned counsel

appearing for the petitioners and Smt.Anu Sivaraman, the the learned

Government Pleader appearing for the respondents.

2. The petitioners are Grade I Printers in the Government

Press at Mannanthala. They have filed this writ petition aggrieved by

their transfer from Mannanthala to Shornur. When this writ petition

came up for admission on 3.6.2009, this Court directed the

respondents to state whether the petitioners can be accommodated in

a station nearer to Thiruvananthapuram. When this writ petition came

up for hearing today, the learned Government Pleader on instructions

submitted that the first petitioner has been retained at Government

Press, Mannanthala as Printer Grade I by order dated 8.6.2009 and

that if the second petitioner makes a similar request, the Director of

Printing will consider whether he can also be retained as Printer Grade

I in Thiruvananthapuram itself.

3. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of this writ

petition with the direction that in the event of the second petitioner

submitting an appropriate representation before the Director of

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Printing, to extend to him the same benefit as was extended to the

first petitioner, the Director of Printing shall consider the same and

pass orders thereon within one week from the date on which such a

representation is received. Till such time, status quo as on today in

relation to the second petitioner shall be maintained. I make it clear

that it will be open to the petitioners to pursue their claims based on

Ext.P8 judgment notwithstanding the directions issued herein.

P.N.RAVINDRAN
Judge

TKS