IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 22ND MARCH 2010 / 1ST CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 7194 of 2010(Y) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- P.B.GIRIJA, PUBLIC WORKS OVERSEER GRADE-1, MUNICIPA OFFICE, KODUNGALLUR. BY ADV. SRI.S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAY SMT.N.SANTHA SRI.PETER JOSE CHRISTO SRI.S.A.ANAND RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURM PIN 695 001. 2. DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS DIRECTORATE OF URBAN AFFAIRS THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS, KOCHI PIN 682 031. 4. SECRETARY MUNICIPAL OFFICE IRNJALAKUDA, PIN 680 121. 5. SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL OFFICE KODUNGALLUR, PIN 680 664. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C). No. 7194 OF 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner entered service as a Public Works Overseer Grade-II on 21.5.1992 and was promoted as Public Works Overseer Grade-I on 29.9.1997. Petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that the time bound higher grade due to the petitioner has not been given to the petitioner on completion of eight years of service, despite the fact that the second respondent has specifically directed the third respondent to give the petitioner the benefit of higher grade, by Ext.P4 order. The only contention raised by the learned Government Pleader against implementation of Ext.P4 oder is that the third respondent has requested for a clarification of Ext.P4 order by Ext.P5. Ext.P5 is as early as on 20.5.2008. 2. I do not think that simply by filing a letter seeking clarification, the third respondent can postpone implementation of Ext.P4 order indefinitely. If no clarification is issued by the second respondent within a reasonable time, the third respondent is bound to implement Ext.P4 order. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the third respondent to implement Ext.P4 in letter and spirit as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE vps Crl.M.C.No. 2 Crl.M.C.No. 3