IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 7TH DECEMBER 2010 / 16TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 36437 of 2010(D) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- 1. P.SANAL, S/O.P.K.PEETHAMBARAN, AGED 53 YEARS, SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT, COLLEGIATE EDUCATION DIRECTORATE (NOW WORKING AT DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (ON DEPUTATION) 2. K.HARIDAS, HEAD CLERK, COLLEGIATE EDUCATION DIRECTORATE NOW WORKING AT DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (ON DEPUTATION). 3. B.S.RADHIKA RANI, JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENT, COLLEGIATE EDUCATION DIRECTORATE (NOW WORKING AT DIRECTORATE FO HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (ON DEPUTATION) 4. P.SEBASTIAN, U.D.TYPIST, COLLEGIATE DUCATION DIRECTORATE NOW WORKING AT DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (ON DEPUTATION) BY ADVS. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.M.SAJJAD RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRTARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT TRIVANDRUM - 695001. 2. THE DIRECTOR DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695001. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P. NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.36437 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of December, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioners are employees in the Directorate of Higher Secondary Education of the Government of Kerala. They came over to the Department of Higher Secondary Education by option from the Department of Collegiate Education. There is another set of employees, who came to the Department of Higher Secondary Education, from among University employees. A dispute has arisen as to the inter se seniority between the two classes of employees. In respect thereof, the petitioners have filed Ext.P9 representation before the second respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P9 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 as W.P.(C)No.36437/10 2 expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to all concerned. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(C)No.36437/10 3