IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 22ND JUNE 2009 / 1ST ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 14411 of 2009(V) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- SELVARAJ, S/O.DASAN, AGED 42 YEARS, UPPER DIVISION CLERK, COLLECTORATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. MR.R.T.PRADEEP MR.V.VIJULAL RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- LAND REVENUE COMMISSIONER, PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING, MUSEUM JUNCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695033. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P.(C) No. 14411 of 2009 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this the 22nd day of June, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner is presently working as Upper Division Clerk in the Revenue department. Aggrieved by the rank and seniority assigned to him in Ext.P8 provisional seniority list of Upper Division Clerks/Special Village Officers for the period from 1-11-1998 to 30-6-2004 published by the Additional Commissioner of Land Revenue, the petitioner has filed Ext.P9 representation before the Land Revenue Commissioner. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a writ in the nature of mandamous commanding the respondent to consider the objections filed by him to Ext.P8 provisional seniority list before finalizing the seniority list. 2. As per the recitals in Ext.P8 provisional seniority list of Upper Division Clerks/Special Village Officers for the period from 1-11-1998 to 30-6-2004, objections to the provisional seniority had to be submitted before 31-5-2008. Ext.P9 is dated 8-5-2008 and is therefore one filed within time. Ext.P9 being an objection filed within time, the respondent is bound to consider the same. In such circumstances, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Land Revenue Commissioner to consider the W.P.(C) No. 14411/09 2 objections raised by the petitioner in Ext.P9, while finalizing Ext.P8 provisional seniority list, if the same has not so far been finalized. Since more than one year has passed after Ext.P8 provisional seniority list was published, the Land Revenue Commissioner shall take expeditious steps to finalize Ext.P8 provisional seniority list after considering the various objections received by him,, if the provisional seniority list has not so far been finalized. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. mn.