The High Court disposed of a writ petition filed by contingent sanitation workers seeking regularization. The court directed the State of Kerala to pass appropriate orders on a request for approval submitted by the Corporation within two months.
Direction to the second respondent to pass appropriate orders on Ext.P4 within two months.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL THOMAS WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2021 / 3RD AGRAHAYANA,
1943
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PETITIONERS:
1 SUDHEESH T.S AGED 43 YEARS S/O T.V.SURENDRAN, THAIPARAMBIL HOUSE, PONNURUNNI, KOCHI-682019.
2 SHEEJA RAJEEV AGED 45 YEARS D/O P.S.RAJAN, ONAKKAVIL, PALLURUTHY, KOCHI-682006.
3 PRESTINA D'CRUZ AGED 45 YEARS D/O MANUAL D'CRUZ, KARUVILLI HOUSE, THOPPUMPADY, KOCHI-682005. 4 SHEELA JOSY AGED 57 YEARS D/O E.D RAPHEL, ALAMPARAMBIU, CATHERINE CONVENT, COMPANY PARAMBU, EDAKOCHI-682006. 5 KUSUMAM KUMARAN D/O PADMANABHAN, PAYATTUPARAMBIL, EDAKOCHI-682006.
6 PUSHPA DINESAN AGED 55 YEARS D/O PRABHAKARAN, THANDASSERY HOUSE, KUMBALANGI, KOCHI-682007. BY ADVS. SALIM V.S. TOLY DAS A.M.FOUSI
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RESPONDENTS:
1 THE COCHIN MUNICIPAL CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, CORPORATION OF COCHIN OFFICE, PARK AVENUE, COCHIN-682011.
2 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001.
BY ADVS. SMT.PARVATHY KOTTOL, GP SRI.K.B.ARUNKUMAR, SC SAJAN MANNALI AADITHYAN S.MANNALI
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24.11.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
Dated this the 24th day of November, 2021
Petitioners are contingent sanitation workers on
daily wages engaged by the first respondent. Pursuant to Ext.P2 judgment of this Court, first respondent included the names of the petitioners in the CLR Priority List. Ext.P4 request for approval was submitted by the Secretary, Cochin Corporation to the Secretary, Local Self Government, Thiruvananthapuram by communication dated 26.06.2021.
on Ext.P4, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate,
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within an outer limit of two months from today.
The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of.
Sd/-
SUNIL THOMAS
JUDGE
SKP/24-11
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A PPENDIX OF WP(C) 22664/2021
PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS:
EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 29.01.2018 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THIS HONORABLE COURT DATED 14.03.2018 IN WPC NO.5786/2018.
EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 17.12.2018 PASSED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 26.02.2021 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT ALONG WITH THE LEGIBLY TYPED COPY.
RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL
TRUE COPY
P.A.TO JUDGE
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the Corporation should expedite approval of contingent sanitation workers for inclusion in the Priority List.
Whether a direction should be issued to the State to pass orders within two months.
SUDHEESH T.S AND OTS
THE COCHIN MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
STATE OF KERALA
SUNIL THOMAS
As recorded by the court registry
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