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Petitioner, who is daughter of a deceased arrack worker, seeks to quash Ext.P11 and to declare that Exts.P4 and P5 to the extent it excluded dependant daughters of deceased arrack workers for providing employment assistance in the 25% of the daily wage employment vacancies arising in the 3^rd respondent is in violation of ArticleS.14 , 15, 16(1), 19(1)(g) and 21 of the Constitution of India .

2. The petitioner states that her father was working as Salesman in AS No.52 of Perumbavoor Excise Range. He was registered with the Kerala Abkari Workers Welfare Fund Scheme. He lost his employment due to ban of arrack in the State from 01.04.1996. The arrack workers launched agitation demanding rehabilitation. The Government thereupon issued Government Order dated 20.02.2002. As per the Government Order, 25% of all daily wage employment vacancies in the 3^rd respondent-Kerala State Beverages Manufacturing and Marketing Corporation Limited in future shall stand reserved to be filled up by displaced arrack workers who were members of the Welfare Fund and whose services were terminated due to the ban of arrack. However, due to lack of medical care, the petitioner'