IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 21ST JUNE 2011 / 31ST JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 16577 of 2011(V) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- K.K.PRAHLADAN, EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P.W.D.BUILDINGS DIVISION, THRISSUR. BY ADVS. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. SMT.POOJA SURENDRAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 001. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (ADMINISTRATION), PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 001. 3. THE DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE (HIGHER) FOR PREPARING THE SELECT LIST OF EXECUTIVE ENGINEERS FOR PROMOTION TO THE POST OF SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, REP. BY ITS CONVENOR, SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 001. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.N.SUDHA DEVI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.16577/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE LIST OF EXECUTIVE ENGINEERS FIT FOR PROMOTION AS SUPERNTENDING ENGINEERS PREPARED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P2:- COPY OF THE MEMO OF CHARGES AND STATEMENT OF ALLEGATIONS DTD. 19.11.2010 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT. P3:- COPY OF THE ORDER, G.O. DTD. 16.3.2011 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT. P4:- COPY OF THE SELECT LIST ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS PER ORDER DTD. 15.3.2011. P4(a):- COPY OF THE SELECT LIST ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS PER ORDER DTD. 31.3.2011. P:- COPY OF THE ORDER G.O. DTD. 22.2.2011 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT. P5(a):- COPY OF THE ORDER G.O. DTD. 22.2.2011 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT. P6:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 5.4.2011 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL:- TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE tss S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 16577 of 2011 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 21st day of June, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioner aspires for promotion to the post of Superintending Engineer in the Public Works Department of the Government of Kerala. Against the select list prepared for appointment to the same, the petitioner has preferred Ext. P6 objection under Rule 28(b)(i)(8) of the Kerala State and Subordinate Service Rules. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider ans pass orders on Ext. P6 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P6, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/