IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 25330 of 2008(M)
1. SUSHAMA.S, LADY VILLAGE EXTENSION
... Petitioner
2. LEELABHAI B., LADY VILLAGE EXTENSION
3. SALINI C. LADY VILLAGE EXTENSION
4. VALSALA R. LADY VILLAGE EXTENSION
5. SHEHUBANATH I
6. AMBILI R., LADY VILLAGE EXTENSION
7. SAJEENA A., LADY VILLAGE EXTENSION
8. JANSA BEEVI. J., LADY VILLAGE EXTENSION
9. SHYLAJA KUMARI AMMA, LADY VILLAGE
10. CHANDRASEKHARAN T.N.,VILLAGE EXTENSION
11. PRASAD G.S. VILLAGE EXTENSION OFFICER
12. ANIL KUMAR M., VO;;AGE EXTENSION
13. PRASANNAKUMAR C., VILLAGE EXTENSION
14. BIJU.S. VILLAGE EXTENSION OFFICER(V.E.O)
15. SAIRAM SUGUNAN, VILLAGE EXTENSION
Vs
1. STATE REPRESENTED BY: THE SECRETARY
... Respondent
2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,
For Petitioner :SRI.V.SADASIVAN
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice P.N.RAVINDRAN
Dated :25/08/2008
O R D E R
P.N.Ravindran, J.
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W.P(C).No.25330 of 2008
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Dated this the 25th day of August, 2008.
JUDGMENT
The petitioners are Lady Village Extension Officers appointed for a
period of 179 days as per Ext.P1 order of appointment dated 22.2.2008.
The period for which the petitioners were appointed is to end today. In
this Writ Petition, the petitioners seek continuance in service till regular
hands join duty. It has been the consistent view of this Court that
provisional hands appointed for a period of 179 days, have no right to
continue beyond that period. The regular method of appointment to the
post of Lady Village Extension Officers is by recruitment through the
Kerala Public Service Commission. The petitioners cannot therefore seek
continuance beyond the term for which they were appointed. However,
having regard to the fact that the selection process initiated by the
Kerala Public Service Commission for appointment to the post of Lady
Village Extension Officers is not yet complete and having regard to the
fact that the services of Lady Village Extension Officer are necessary and
no steps have been taken to appoint another set of employees in the
place of the petitioners, I dispose of this Writ Petition with a direction to
the District Collector, Kollam, the second respondent to consider
whether the petitioners can be retained in service till regular hands join
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duty. To enable the second respondent to take a decision in the matter,
the petitioners may within a week from today, submit a representation
before the second respondent seeking continuance in service till regular
hands are recruited by the Kerala Public Service Commission. The second
respondent shall thereupon consider the said representation and pass
orders thereon within another two weeks thereafter. Till orders are
passed as directed above, the petitioners shall not be relieved from
service, if as on today, they have not been relieved.
The Writ Petition is disposed of as above.
P.N.Ravindran,
Judge.
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