Kerala High Court
Sunitha. S vs Mavelikkara Municipality on 9 August, 2023
Author: Devan Ramachandran
Bench: Devan Ramachandran
WP(C) No.24370/2023 1/1
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN
Wednesday, the 9th day of August 2023 / 18th Sravana, 1945
WP(C) NO. 24370 OF 2023 (U)
PETITIONER:
SUNITHA. S, W/O.GOPALAKRISHNAN, AGED 45 YEARS, MARUTHWAMPALLIL,
THAZHAKKARA PO, MAVELIKKARA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT - 690101 PRESENTLY
WORKING AS SANITATION WORKERS, MAVELIKKARA MUNICIPALITY
RESPONDENTS:
1. MAVELIKKARA MUNICIPALITY, MAVELI1KARA PO, ALAPPUZHA- 690 101
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY
2. THE SECRETARY, MAVELIKKARA MUNICIPALITY, MAVELIKKARA PO,
ALAPUZHA-690101
3. THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, MAVELIKKARA MUNICIPALITY, MAVELIKKARA PO,
ALAPUZHA- 690101 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN
4. SANTHOSH.K, MANAMPUZHA PADEETTATHIL, KONAKAM, MAVELIKKARA,
ALAPPUZHA-690101
5. AMBILY.B, SANITATION WORKER, MAVELIKKARA MUNICIPALITY, MAVELIKKARA
PO, ALAPUZHA DISTRICT - 690101
Writ petition (civil) praying inter alia that in the circumstances
stated in the affidavit filed along with the WP(C) the High Court be
pleased to direct the Respondents 1 to 3 not to fill up the post of
regular sanitation worker available w.e.f. 31-7-2023 pending disposal of
the Writ Petition.
This petition again coming on for admission upon perusing the
petition and the affidavit filed in support of WP(C) and this Court's
order dated 26.07.2023 and upon hearing the arguments of
M/S.K.MOHANAKANNAN & H.PRAVEEN (KOTTARAKARA) Advocates for the petitioner
and of STANDING COUNSEL for R1 to R3 (By Order) and of SMT.RINNY STEPHEN
CHAMPARAMPIL Advocate for R4 & R5,the Court passed the following:
ORDER
The learned Standing Counsel for the Municipality offers to produce on record the advise of the Employment Exchange wherein the petitioner is asserted to have been shown only in the general category.
List on 24/08/2023.
Interim order will stand extended till then.
Sd/- DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN, JUDGE 09-08-2023 /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar