IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V TH WEDNESDAY, THE 13 DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2023 / 22ND BHADRA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 29894 OF 2023 PETITIONER/S:

RATHEESH. S AGED 40 YEARS SON OF SREEDHARAN N, PUNNAVILAKATHU PUTHEN VEEDU, KOONTHANI EAST, KULATHUMMAL, NEYYATINKARA TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 695572 BY ADVS.

V.JOHN MANI VARGHESE SABU SETHULAKSHMI K.K.

SHAMEENA K.Y. RESPONDENT/S:

1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN -

695001

2 THE MANAGING DIRECTOR KERALA TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD., MASCOT SQUARE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033 OTHER PRESENT:

SMT. SURYA BINOY, SR. GP, SRI. P A AHAMED, SC FOR KTDC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13.09.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

The petitioner states that he was appointed as Overseer Grade-I (Electrical) through the Employment Exchange on 07.01.2022. According to the petitioner, the contract period of the petitioner had expired on 20.7.2022. In the said circumstances, he is stated to have furnished Exts.P4 and P6 requests before the 2^nd respon