Kerala High Court
Ramani.K.P vs State Of Kerala on 29 February, 2024
Author: P.V.Kunhikrishnan
Bench: P.V.Kunhikrishnan
WP(C) NO. 17529 OF 2014 & CONN. CASES 1
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN
THURSDAY, THE 29TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 / 10TH PHALGUNA, 1945
WP(C) NO. 17529 OF 2014
PETITIONER/S:
1 SUNITHA K
W/O.VIKRAMAN, KARYAMVATTATH HOUSE, KAIPAMANGALAM POST,
THRISSUR, PIN-680681.
2 JANCY.K.V.
W/O.RAPHEAL, KATTIKADAN (H), KAIPAMANGALAM BEACH P.O.,
THRISSUR DISTRICT.
BY ADV SRI.K.I.SAGEER
RESPONDENT/S:
1 SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (FW) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT
SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001.
2 THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT
SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001.
3 THE STATE MISSION DIRECTOR
NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH MISSION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-
695001.
OTHER PRESENT:
SRI BIJOY CHANDRAN, SR GP
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
29.02.2024, ALONG WITH WP(C).6860/2014, 9005/2014 AND CONNECTED
CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 17529 OF 2014 & CONN. CASES 2
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN
THURSDAY, THE 29TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 / 10TH PHALGUNA, 1945
WP(C) NO. 6860 OF 2014
PETITIONER/S:
1 SINDHU K.A.
KAROTTUPUTHANPURAYIL HOUSE, INJATHOTTI P.O.,
KOTHAMANGALAM.
2 MARIAM SOLY V.T
ACHARUPARAMBIL HOUSE, MUNAMBAM, ERNAKULAM
3 RADHIKA SATHEESH
D/O.SUKUMARAN, KALARICKAL HOUSE, CHERAI, PALLIPURAM.
4 BINI K.M
AGED 38 YEARS
KAKKATTUKUDY, KOTTAPADY P.O.
BY ADV SMT.MARY BEENA JOSEPH
RESPONDENT/S:
1 THE STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANATHAPURAM.
2 THE STATE MISSION DIRECTOR
NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH MISSION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
3 THE DISTRICT PROJECT MANAGER
NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH MISSION, ERNAKULAM.
BY ADVS.
M.AJAY
M.AJAY SC
GOVERNMENT PLEADER
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
29.02.2024, ALONG WITH WP(C).17529/2014 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE
WP(C) NO. 17529 OF 2014 & CONN. CASES 3
COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 17529 OF 2014 & CONN. CASES 4
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN
THURSDAY, THE 29TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 / 10TH PHALGUNA, 1945
WP(C) NO. 9005 OF 2014
PETITIONER/S:
1 RADHIKA P.P.
VAZHINADAKKAL HOUSE, METHALA P O, PARAMBIKULANGARA -
680669
2 SATHYABHAMA K V
PURATHRI HOUSE, KATIYALAM, EDAVILANGU, KODUNGALLUR-
680671
3 PRASANNA P K
KARINATT HOUSE, PARAPPULLY BAZAR, KODUNGALLUR P O,
4 REEREKHA K B
AYYANCHIRA HOUSE, KARANCHIRA P O, KATTOOR-680702
5 SHEEBA VIJAYAN
KALLAZHIKUNDIL HOUSE,ATTOOR P O, WADAKKANCHERY
6 RAMA M N
EATHUPADAM HOUSE, VELLOOPADAM P O, VARANTHRAPILLY-
680303
7 CHANDHINI CC
VALATH HOUSE, KANNOTH P O, VENKITANGU
8 USHA I K
NAMBIYATH HOUSE, PERUVALLUR P O, MULLASSERY
9 MALLIKA K R
NAMBIYATH HOSUE, PERUVALLUR P O, MULLASSERY
10 MALLIKA K R
WP(C) NO. 17529 OF 2014 & CONN. CASES 5
THRVARPURAKKAL HOUSE, CHENTHRAPPINNI P O
11 RATHI P K
PAREKKATT HOUSE, KIZHAKKUMURI P O, PERINTOTTUKARA
12 SHEELA V K
NEDUMBIL HOUSE, ENAMKKAL P O, VENKIDENGU PANCHAYATH
13 GEETHA V R
PANAMUKKATH HOUSE, VELUTHUR P O, THRISSUR-680012
14 SHEEJA
THANISSERY, PANNITHADAM P O, CHIRAMANGADE
VIA,THRISSUR-680604
15 SUDHA A B
MOOVASSERY HOUSE, PERINGOTTUKARA P O, THANNIAM
16 SINDHU T T
VALIYAPARAMBIL, SREENARAYANAPURAM, PANANGAD P O,
17 PARVATHY P K
PULICHERY HOUSE, ATHANI P O, UDAYANAGAR, THRISSUR
18 VALSALA M K
PDIKKALPURAKKAL HOUSE, THAYOOR POST, PAZHAVOOR,
THRISSUR-680584
19 VANAJA A S
POTTAKKARAN HOUSE, GANDHINAGAR, KOODAPUZHA, CHALAKKUDI
P O,
20 OMANA A S
MANGALI HOUSE, KANDASSMKADAV, KANALOOR,
21 SAJINI A S
VATHEKADAN HOUSE, VATTEKAD, KANAKAMALA P O, PIN-680689
22 ALEEMA P I
KOLLIKKATHARA VEEDU, ARAKULAM WEST, KODUNGALLUR-680664
WP(C) NO. 17529 OF 2014 & CONN. CASES 6
23 SHAILAJA VIJAYAKUMAR
CHAMBILY HOUSE, EDAPPALAM, PATTIKKAD P O, THRISSUR-
680652
24 JAYA T P
PUTHEZHATH HOUSE, METHALA P O, KODUNGALLUR-680669
25 SASIKALA KK
CHOZHIPARAMBIL HOUSE, VALAPPAD POST, THRIPRAYAR,
THRISSUR-680567
26 YAMUNA V R
ANILKUNNATH HOUSE, ALAPPAD P O, THRISSUR-680641
27 KARUNAVATHY K S
VALATH HOUSE, THALIKULAM P O, THRISSUR-680569
28 AJITHA M V
KUNNATHUPARAMBIL, MUPLIYA P O, VELLARAMKUNNU-680312
29 DOLLY E J
EDATHAT HOUSE, CHENGALOOR P O, PUTHUKKAD,
30 SAJI AR
KARAYAMPULLY HOUSE, CHENGALOOR P O, SOORYAGRAMAM,
PUTHUKKAD,
31 SRALAKUMARY M
ANGALOOR HOUSE, MAYANUR POST, WADAKKANCHERY VIA,
THRISSUR-679105
32 SARASWATHY V P
THEKKINKADU COLONY, SOUTH KONDAZHY POST, THRISSUR-
679106
33 RAJESWARY C M
PUTHENVEETIL HOUSE, MAYANNUR POST , WADAKKANCHERY VIA
THRISSUR-679105
34 THARA P R
CHERAMPARABIL HOUSE, EDAKKULAM P O, IRINJALAKKUDA
WP(C) NO. 17529 OF 2014 & CONN. CASES 7
35 SINDHU BIJU
VADAKKE VEETTIL, KUZHOOR P O
36 SINDHU V M
VELLIKKUNNU VEEDU, KUTTANCHERI P O, ERUMAPPETTY
37 RAJANI T V
NELLIKKUNNU VEEDU, KUTTANCHERI P O, ERUMAPETTY
BY ADVS.
SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR
SRI.G.BIJU
RESPONDENT/S:
1 SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
HEALTH AND FAMLY WELFARE (FW)DEPARTMENT ,GOVERNMENT
SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001
2 THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT
SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001
3 THE STATE MISSION DIRECTOR
NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH MISSION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-
695001
BY ADV GOVERNMENT PLEADER
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
29.02.2024, ALONG WITH WP(C).17529/2014 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE
COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 17529 OF 2014 & CONN. CASES 8
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN
THURSDAY, THE 29TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 / 10TH PHALGUNA, 1945
WP(C) NO. 12355 OF 2014
PETITIONER/S:
MINI K @ MINI MANIKANDAN
AGED 42 YEARS
KOCHUKALEECKAL, SRP MARKET P.O., THAZHAVA - 690 539,
KARUNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM, ASHA WORKER, GOVT. PRIMARY
HEALTH CENTRE, THAZHAVA.
BY ADV SRI.P.BIJIMON
RESPONDENT/S:
1 STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.
2 THE SECRETARY TO LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.
3 THE STATE MISSION DIRECTOR
AROGYA KERALAM, NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH MISSION,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.
4 DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICE
GENERAL HOSPITAL JUNCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695
001.
5 THE DISTRICT PROGRAMME MANAGER
AROGYA KERALA, KOLLAM - 691 001.
BY ADVS.
GOVERNMENT PLEADER
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
29.02.2024, ALONG WITH WP(C).17529/2014 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE
COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 17529 OF 2014 & CONN. CASES 9
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN
THURSDAY, THE 29TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 / 10TH PHALGUNA, 1945
WP(C) NO. 14169 OF 2014
PETITIONER/S:
1 RAMANI.K.P
W/O.SURESH,ADIPARAMBIL HOUSE,MATHILAKAM POST,THRISSUR-
680685.
2 BINDU.K.V
AGED 40 YEARS
W/O.REJI SANKAR.T.S,THERVEETIL HOUSE,PERINJANAM
POST,THRISSUR-680686.
BY ADVS.
SRI.T.B.HOOD
SMT.M.ISHA
RESPONDENT/S:
1 STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,HEALTH AND
FAMILY
WELFARE(FW)DEPARTMENT,SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-
695001.
2 THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
HEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE(FW)DEPARTMENT,SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-
695001.
3 THE STATE MISSION DIRECTOR
NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH MISSION,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-
695001.
BY ADVS.
GOVERNMENT PLEADER
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
29.02.2024, ALONG WITH WP(C).17529/2014 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE
COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 17529 OF 2014 & CONN. CASES 10
P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN, J
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W.P.(C.) Nos. 6860, 9005, 12355,
14169 & 17529 of 2014
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Dated this the 29th day of February, 2024
JUDGMENT
These writ petitions are filed against the termination of
Asha workers when they became the ward members of the local
authorities. This Court passed an interim order staying the
termination of the petitioners. Probably, the term of the
petitioners as members of the local authority might have been
already over. Moreover, as per GO (Rt.) No. 483/2023/H&FWD
dated 02.03.2023, the Government issued an order in which
certain modified guidelines were issued. It will be better to
extract the same :
"ത തല പഞ യത തലത ൽ പസ ഡൻ / വ സ പസ ഡൻ / സ ൻ ഗ
കമറ ച യർപപഴൺ എന" സ നങൾ ഹ കന ആശമ ർ പസത
ക ലയള പലക ആശ പസ നത ൽ ന ന മ ന ൽപകണത ഇപക ര രന
ഒഴ പലക ത ൽക ല കമ യ പത യ ആശമ ചര ന യമ പകണതമ ണ. പതത യ
ഈ സ നങള പലക ത രച:ടകച<ടന ആശമ ർ ത രച:ടകച<ട 10
ദ സത നക ഈ ര ആപര ഗ?സ പന പമധ മപBന ജ ല പപ ഗ
മ പനജച അ യ പകണത ണ. അപക ര രന ആ ശ?കതയ പലക ത കച
ത ൽക ല കമ യ മ ത പത യ ആശ പ ർതകചര നടപട കമങൾ അനസര ച
ന?സ പകണത ണ."
In the light of the above, I think no further order is
necessary.
Therefore, retaining the interim order and in the light of the
above guidelines, these writ petitions are closed.
sd/-
P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN
JUDGE
SKS
APPENDIX OF WP(C) 6860/2014
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT P1 : A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER ISSUED
BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 26.08.2013
EXHIBIT P2 : A TRUE COPY OF THE IDENTITY
CARD OF THE 1ST PETITIONER
APPENDIX OF WP(C) 9005/2014
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
P1:-TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DTD 26/8/2013
ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT
P2:-TRUE COPY OF THE IDENTITY CARD ISSUED BY
THE NRHM TO THE FIRST PETITIONER
P3:-TRUE COPY OF THE IDENTITY CARD ISSUED BY
THE LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT TO THE
FIRST PETITIONER
APPENDIX OF WP(C) 12355/2014
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT P1. THE COPY OF IDENTITY CARD ISSUED
BY OACHIRA BLOCK PANCHAYAT.
EXHIBIT P2. THE COPY OF
GO(RT)NO.2986/2013/H&FWD DATED 26.08.2013
ISSUED BY DEPUTY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.
EXHIBIT P3. THE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED
05.04.2014.
EXHIBIT P4. THE COPY OF REPLY DATED
23.04.2014 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY
DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
EXHIBIT P5. THE COPY OF ORDER OF STAY DATED
31.03.2014 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN
WP(C)NO.9345/2014.
APPENDIX OF WP(C) 14169/2014
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
EXT.P1 COPY OF THE IDENTITY CARD ISSUED TO
IST PETITIONER BY THE DISTRICT PROGRAMME
MANAGER,AROGYAKERALA,THRISSUR.
EXT.P2 COPY OF THE IDENTITY CARD ISSUED TO
2ND PETITIONER BY THE DISTRICT PROGRAMME
MANAGER,AROGYAKERALA,THRISSUR
EXT.P3 COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUEDBY TO
THE IST PETITIONER BY THE SECRETARY,
MATHILAKAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH
EXT.P4 COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO THE
2ND PETITIONER BY THE SECRETARY, PERINJANAM
GRAMA PANCHAYATH
EXT.P5 COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 26.08.2013
ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO DISCONTINUE THE
SERVICE OF ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES AS ASHA
WORKERS.
EXT.P6 COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 27.03.2014 IN
W.P(C)9005/2014.
APPENDIX OF WP(C) 17529/2014
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
P1: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 26/8/2013 ISSUED
BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
P2: COPY OF THE IDENTITY CARD ISSUED BY THE
NRHM TO THE PETITIONER.
P3: COPY OF THE IDENTITY CARD ISSUED BY THE
LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT TO THE
PETITIONERE.
P4: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 27/3/2014 IN WPC
NO.9005/2014 ON THE FILE OF THIS HON'BLE
COURT.
