IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 17TH MAY 2010 / 27TH VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 7656 of 2010(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- T.P.SAJEEVU KUMAR, ASSISTANT EXCISE INSPECTOR, EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, PERUMBAVOOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN SRI.K.K.GOPINATHAN NAIR SRI.M.R.JAYAPRASAD SRI.P.MOHANDAS (ERNAKULAM) SRI.MATHEW SUNNY RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. EXCISE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE JOINT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.ARAVINDKUMAR BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 7656 OF 2010 (F) ===================== Dated this the 17th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner states that on 1/12/98, he was appointed as a Preventive Officer through Public Service Commission. He acquired test qualification in January 2007 for promotion to the post of Assistant Excise Inspector and Excise Inspector. However, he was promoted only on 17/8/09 as Assistant Excise Inspector. It is stated that on that date, his juniors were promoted as Assistant Excise Inspectors and thereafter as Excise Inspectors on the same day. Petitioner submits that against the said order promoting juniors to the higher post of Excise Inspector and seeking promotion for himself also, he filed Ext.P4 before the 1st respondent. No response was forthcoming on the said representation and therefore, the writ petition has been filed. 2. Thus, as at present, the claim of the petitioner is yet to be considered by the 1st respondent and having regard to the above, I direct the 1st respondent to consider th claim raised by the petitioner by Ext.P4 and pass orders thereon. This the 1st respondent shall do, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate WPC No. 7656/10 :2 : within six weeks of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp