Kerala High Court
Ashalatha.K vs The Regional Office on 25 September, 2025
Author: T.R.Ravi
Bench: T.R.Ravi
WP(C) NO. 39703 OF 2024
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI
THURSDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2025 / 3RD ASWINA, 1947
WP(C) NO. 39703 OF 2024
PETITIONER:
ASHALATHA.K
AGED 46 YEARS
W/O. SHAJEEVAN, THINGAL, PURAMERI,
KOZHIKODE DISTRICT., PIN - 673503
BY ADVS.
SHRI.K.B.ARUNKUMAR
SMT.POOJA K.S.
SHRI.RANJIT BABU
RESPONDENTS:
1 THE REGIONAL OFFICE
KERALA BANK,
KOZHIKODE ERSTWHILE DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK,
KOZHIKODE, REPRESENTED BY THE
GENERAL MANAGER, PIN - 673 001
2 THE KERALA BANK
OFFICE OF THE KERALA BANK, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 001
3 THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES,
JAWAHAR SAHAKARANA BHAVAN, DPI JUNCTION, THYCAUD.P.O.,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 685 014
BY ADV SHRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON
25.09.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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T.R.RAVI.J
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Dated this the 25th day of September, 2025
JUDGMENT
The petitioner is similarly situated to the petitioners in WPC.No.16963 of 2023 which was allowed by Ext.P6 judgment directing the 1st respondent to appoint the petitioners therein as part-time sweepers towards existing available vacancies by implementing their inclusion in the select list of part-time sweepers. Since the petitioner is similarly situated, she is also entitled to the very same relief and the judgment in WPC.No.16963 of 2023 will apply in this case also.
The writ petition is allowed. There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to appoint the petitioner as part-time sweeper towards the existing vacancies by implementing her inclusion in the select list of part-time sweepers.
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T.R.RAVI JUDGE sn WP(C) NO. 39703 OF 2024 3 2025:KER:71897 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 39703/2024 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS Exhibit P-1 THE TRUE COPY OF ONE SUCH NOTIFICATION PUBLISHED IN DESABHIMANI DAILY DATED 25.9.2019 ALONG WITH THE TYPED COPY Exhibit P-2 TRUE COPY OF THE SELECTION LIST PUBLISHED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 20.07.2019 Exhibit P-3 TYPED COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER IN W.P.(C) 20721/17 DATED 22.6.2017 Exhibit P-4 THE TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 15.02.2024 IN W.P.(C) 20721/17 Exhibit P-5 THE TYPED COPY OF THE SAID REPRESENTATION DATED 19.12.23 Exhibit P-6 THE TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 04.09.2024 IN W.P.(C) NO. 16963/2023