IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 3RD AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 35206 of 2010(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. S.RAMESH KUMAR, SERGEANT, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER (BUILDING SECTION), VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. P.SARA CHANDRA KUMAR, SERGEANT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (ADMINISTRATION) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. G.MOHANAN, U.D.CLERK, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER, P.W.D. (R & B), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. SMT.POOJA SURENDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (ADMINISTRATION), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.35206 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 24th day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners in this writ petition entered Government service after putting in prior military service. For the purpose of granting higher grade, they want the military service also to be taken into account. According to them, they are so entitled to, in view of Exts.P7 to P9 judgments of this Court as also Exts.P10, P14 and P15 orders passed pursuant to those judgments. In the above circumstances, the petitioners have filed Exts.P16 to P18 representations before the 2nd respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on those representations in the light of Exts.P7 to P9 judgments and the orders passed pursuant to those judgments, expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P16 to P18 representations, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. While passing orders, the 2nd respondent shall consider the applicability of Exts.P7 to P9 judgments as also Exts.P10, P14 and P15 orders to the facts of the petitioners' case. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2