Sujatha v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court quashed a company's order regularising junior spooling workers in violation of its own seniority-based resolution. It directed the company to rectify the error within six weeks.
What did the court decide?
Petitioners entitled to succeed; Directed company to review and regularise workers strictly on seniority within six weeks.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT :
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC
THURSDAY, THE 10TH JUNE 2010 / 20TH JYAISTHA 1932
WP(C).No. 12206 of 2005(C)
PETITIONER(S):
- SUJATHA..T, AGED 44 YEARS, W/O. RAMACHANDRAN P.K., NALUTHENGINGAL, WARD NO.XI, NORTH ARYAD, ALAPPUZHA.
- C.K.REVAMMA, AGED 40 YEARS, W/O. PONMANI T.G., VALIAPUNNAKKAL, KALAVOOR P.O., ALAPPUZHA.
BY ADV. SRI.B.S.SIVAJI
RESPONDENT(S):
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether regularisation of junior temporary workers in violation of seniority-based company resolution should be quashed.
Whether the court can direct the company to review and rectify the regularisation order.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
SUJATHA..T
- petitioner
C.K.REVAMMA
- respondent
STATE OF KERALA
- respondent
THE MANAGING DIRECTOR FOAM MATTINGS (INDA) LIMITED
- respondent
P.S. SINDHU
- respondent
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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