IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 28TH JANUARY 2011 / 8TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 2846 of 2011(E) -------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- 1. P.SAIDALAVI KOYA, AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, KRISHI BHAVAN, KADAKAMPALLY, ANAYARA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURM-29. 2. BINESH V.R., AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, KRISHI BHAVAN, KULASEKHARAPURAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN 690 543. 3. ASSOCIATION OF AGRICULTURAL OFFICERS, KERALA, "HARITHAM", T.C.28/2822, KUNNUMPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY. BY ADVS. SRI.S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAY SMT.N.SANTHA SRI.PETER JOSE CHRISTO SRI.S.A.ANAND RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN 695 001. 2. DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURE, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN 695033. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.SANDESH RAJA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 2846 OF 2011 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of January, 2011. JUDGMENT Petitioners 1 and 2 are Agricultural Officers and the 3rd petitioner is a service organisation of officers, espousing the case of employees like the petitioners 1 and 2. They aspire for promotion for the post of Assistant Soil Chemist. But because of Ext.P2 amendment to Ext.P1 Recruitment Rules, their chances of promotion are substantially affected. Detailing the grievances of the petitioners the 3rd respondent has filed Ext.P5 representation before the 1st respondent. Petitioners seek a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of 3 months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to all concerned including the 3rd petitioner. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE mns