IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2010 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 6394 of 2010(Y) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- BINU KUMAR, S/O.PRABHAKARAN NAIR, WORKSHOP ATTENDER , WIREMAN TRADE, INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTE,DHANUVACHAPURAM. BY ADVS. SRI.R.T.PRADEEP, SRI.V.VIJULAL. RESPONDENT: ---------------------- DIRECTOR OF TRAINING, DIRECTORATE OF TRAINING, THYCADU,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKAT. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P. (C) No. 6394 OF 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 30th day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Workshop Attender(Wireman Trade) under the Department of Industrial Training. Earlier, feeling aggrieved by the delay in the matter of promotion, the petitioner has approached the respondent. The request of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Junior Instructor (Wireman) was considered by the respondent but rejected as per Ext.P11. A perusal of Ext.P11 would reveal that non- finalisation of the seniority list is the sole reason assigned for declining the request of the petitioner. Subsequent to the rejection of the request of the petitioner as per Ext.P11, in fact, in terms of the directions in Ext.P11, final seniority list of Workshop Attenders was drawn by the Joint Director. Ext.P12 is the said final seniority list of Workshop attenders as on 30.4.2009. The contention of the petitioners is that in the light of Ext.P12, there is no justification for delaying the consideration of his claim for promotion, any further. 2. A perusal of Ext.P11 would reveal that non availability WPC. 6394 of 2010 : 2 : of a finalised seniority list of Workshop Attenders alone was assigned as the reason for rejection of the claim of the petitioner for promotion. At the same time, it is evident from Ext.P11 that appropriate direction was also given to the Joint Director by the respondent to expedite the action for publication of final seniority list of Workshop Attenders. In compliance with the said direction, Ext.P12 final seniority list was published. In view of Ext.P12 there is no impediment at all for considering the question of promotion of Workshop Attenders in the Department. The learned counsel for the petitioner brought to my attention that Ext.P11 also contains a further direction to fill up the vacancies of Junior Instructors (Wireman) immediately after drawing a final seniority list. In view of the said facts available in this case, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to take appropriate steps to effect promotions, in terms of the observation made in Ext.P11 from Ext.P12 seniority list, expeditiously. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma //true copy// P.A to Judge