IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 27TH OCTOBER 2009 / 5TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 30370 of 2009(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- B.PRAVEEN KUMAR, ASST. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER & DISTRICT OFFICER(I/C), GROUND WATER DEPARTMENT, MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.RAGHUNATH SRI.PREMJIT NAGENDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVT., WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, WATER RESOUCES DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF GROUND WATER, JALAVIJNANA BHAVAN, AMBALAMUKKU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. MS.ANU SIVARAMAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.30370 of 2009 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 27th day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner submits that he is working as an Assistant Executive Engineer in the Ground Water Department, and is aspiring promotion to the post of Executive Engineer/District Officer. According to him, going by the Special Rules, one should have five years service in the feeder category to be eligible for the higher post, and the petitioner does not satisfy this requirement. According to the petitioner, there is already a recommendation to relax the requirement of five years experience. It is also pointed out that Ground Water Scientists Association also had claimed such relaxation, and that is pending consideration of the respondents pursuant to the directions of this Court in Ext.P2 judgment in WP(C) No.9617/09 dated 06/04/2009. 2. Being similarly situated, the petitioner submits that he too has filed Ext.P3 representation before the 1st respondent seeking similar relaxation, and that the said representation should WP(C) No.30370/2009 -2- also be considered and orders passed. 3. It is pointed out that the parties to Ext.P2 judgment have already been heard, and orders are awaited. Now that the matter is thus pending, the 1st respondent shall hear the petitioner, and consider Ext.P3 representation submitted by the petitioner, with notice to him, and pass appropriate orders thereon as well. The petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment before the 1st respondent, along with a copy of this writ petition for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg