IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 15TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 26TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 5443 of 2008(W) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K. KRISHNANKUTTY NAIR, S/O. KUNJIRAMAN NAIR, AGED 57 YEARS, USHAS, VAYYANAM P.O., KOLLAM (RETIRED UPPER DIVISION CLERK, D.B.COLLEGE, SASTHAMCOTTAH). BY ADV. SRI.P.B.SURESH KUMAR SRI.LEO GEORGE RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETAERY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE SECRETARY, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. THE PRINCIPAL, D.B. COLLEGE, SASTHAMCOTTAH, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER, SC, TDB SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN, SC GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/02/2008, ALONG WITH W.P.(C) NOS.5444 & 5512 OF 2008 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ======================= W.P.(C) Nos. 5443, 5444 & 5512 of 2008 ======================= Dated this the 15th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioners are retired employees of the D.B. College, Sasthamcottah under the management of Travancore Devaswom Board. Prior to their retirement, staff pattern of the college was revised, as a result of which there was a new post to which these petitioners could seek promotion. However, since no proceedings were initiated by the college for giving them promotion till they retired from service, they did not get the benefit of the promotion due to them. Seeking those benefits, the petitioners have filed representations before the 5th respondent which are produced as Ext.P3 in these writ petitions. The petitioners now confines their relief for a direction to the 5th respondent to consider the representations filed by them, expeditiously. 2. I have heard the standing counsel appearing for the Devaswom Board also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of these three writ petitions with a direction to the W.P.(C) Nos. 5443, 5444 & 5512/2008 -2- 5th respondent, to consider the respective representation filed by the petitioners, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months, from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as others concerned. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE jp