Local Self Government Department vs PM Harikumar - 2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 68104

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 68104

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, Preeta A.K., JJ
Local Self Government Department – Appellant
Versus
PM Harikumar – Respondent
WA NO. 1768 OF 2026 | WP(C) NO.13704 OF 2021

Important Points

The court held that a direction to the Government to reconsider a request for regularisation of an employee in light of relevant Government Orders does not cause prejudice to the State, warranting the dismissal of the appeal.

Subject

Service Law - Regularisation of Employment

Headnote

(A) Service Law - Regularisation of Workers - Direction to reconsider request - Where a Single Judge directs the Government to reconsider a request for regularisation in light of existing Government Orders, such a direction does not cause prejudice to the State, and the appeal against such a remand is liable to be dismissed. (Para 1)

Issues: Whether the directions of the Single Judge to reconsider the request for regularisation of an SLR worker caused any prejudice to the appellant.

Legal Category Hierarchy

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: M.K. Aboobackar
For the Respondents: P.U. Shailajan, Mini V.A., Biniyamin K.S., Miral K. Joy, Midhun Sudarsanan P.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR

THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE PREETA A.K.

WEDNESDAY, THE 4^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2026 / 13TH KARTHIKA, 1948

WA NO. 1768 OF 2026

JUDGMENT DATED 18.09.2025 ARISING FROM WP(C) NO.13704 OF 2021

APPELLANT/3RD RESPONDENT IN WP(C):

THE LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT

STATE OF KERALA, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY

PIN-695001

BY ADV.

SPECIAL GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.M.K.ABOOBACKAR

RESPONDENTS/PETITIONER & RESPONDENTS 1 AND 2 IN WP(C):

1 PM HARIKUMAR

AGED 49 YEARS

SLR (UNSKILLED WORKER), GREATER COCHIN DEVELOPMENT

AUTHORITY, KADAVANTHRA, KOCHI 682 020 RESIDING AT

KAILASAM MALAKAD P.O, UDAYAMPERUR, ERNAKULAM DT.,

PIN - 680020

2 GREATER COCHIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (GCDA)

REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, KADAVANTHRA,

KOCHI 682 020

3 THE CHAIRMAN

GREATER COCHIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, GCDA COMPLEX,

KADAVANTHRA, KOCHI 682 020

BY ADVS.

SHRI.P.U.SHAILAJAN

SMT.MINI.V.A., SC, GCDA

SHRI.BINIYAMIN K.S.

SMT.MIRAL K.JOY

SHRI.MIDHUN SUDARSANAN P.

THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04.11.2026,

THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

Dr. A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar, J.

This Writ Appeal impugns the judgment dated 18.09.2025 of a learned Single Judge in WP(C) No.13704 of 2021. Although various contentions are raised by the learned counsel appearing for the appellant, we find that the learned Single Judge has only directed the Government to reconsider the request for regularisation of the respondent as an SLR worker in the light of the Government Order referred to at the time of the hearing. We do not see any prejudice caused to the appellant herein consequent to the directions of the learned Single Judge in the Writ Petition. Under the said circumstances, the Writ Appeal is dismissed without prejudice to the right of the appellant herein to raise all legal contentions before the Government to whom the matter has been remanded by the learned Single Judge.

Sd/-DR. A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR

JUDGE

Sd/-PREETA A.K.

JUDGE

mns

APPENDIX OF WA NO. 1768 OF 2026

PETITIONER ANNEXURES

Annexure 1 COPY OF GO(MS) NO 225/95/LAD,DATED 16/10/1995

Exhibit 1 TYPED COPY OF EXHIBIT R1(B) OF COUNTER

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