IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2010 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 10954 of 2010(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.V.ABRAHAM, MAMMOOTTIL HOUSE, DARSAN NAGAR DN-117, PEROORKADA P.O.,TRIVANDRUM 695005. BY ADV. SRI.E.K.NANDAKUMAR SRI.A.K.JAYASANKAR NAMBIAR SRI.K.JOHN MATHAI SRI.P.BENNY THOMAS SRI.P.GOPINATH SRI.V.J.ANAND RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRONICS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD., HAVING ITS HEAD OFFICE AT KELTRON HOUSE, VELLAYAMBALAM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695033 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. SABU C.VARGHESE, GENERAL MANAGER, (SPG) KELTRON EQUIPMENT COMPLEX, KARAKULAM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695564. 3. CAPT.O.P.DUA, MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ELECTRONICS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD., HAVING ITS HEAD OFFICE AT KELTRON HOUSE, VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY STANDING COUNSEL, SRI. GOPIKRISHNAN NAMBIAR R1 TO R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P. (C) No.10954 OF 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of April, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the General Manager of the first respondent Corporation. The grievance of the petitioner is that steps are being taken to promote the second respondent as the Chief General Manager of the first respondent corporation, in violation of the provisions in Ext.P5 promotion policy without constituting a Departmental Promotion Committee. According to the petitioner he is fully aggrieved for being considered for promotion to the post of Chief General Manager. But, the 3rd respondent has issued Ext.P4 putting the 2nd respondent in charge of Chief General Manager, Special Products Group in the Corporation. The petitioner apprehends that the said arrangement would be regularized by the 3rd respondent. 2. Learned Standing Counsel for the first respondent submitted that the present charge arrangement is only a temporary measure and the post of Chief General Manager would be filled up only in accordance with the promotion policy. Therefore , this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to consider the claim of the WPC.10954 of 2010 : 2 : petitioner for promotion to the post of Chief General Manager subject to his eligibility, at the time of when the vacancy is being filled up on regular basis. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma //true copy// P.A to Judge