IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 1ST FEBRUARY 2011 / 12TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 3141 of 2011(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. ANIL KUMAR.U., JUNIOR DEVASWOM OFFICER, KUMARANCHIRA DEVASWOM, NANDIPURAM, THRISSUR. 2. P.N.SHANKARANARAYANAN, JUNIOR DEVASWOM OFFICER, MULLAKKAL DEVASWOM, THRISSUR. 3. G.S.ANIL KUMAR, JUNIOR DEVASWOM OFFICER, KUREEKKAD DEVASWOM, KUREEKADU (P.O), ERNAKULAM. 4. S.RAJEEV, JUNIOR DEVASWOM OFFICER, PUTHIYEDAM DEVASWOM, KANJOOR (P.O), ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 5. BABU.K.K., JUNIOR DEVASWOM OFFICER, ARIYANNOOR DEVASWOM, GURUVAYOOR. 6. K.N.BABU RAJ, JUNIOR DEVASWOM OFFICER, ANTHIMAHAKALAN KAVU DEVASWOM, CHELAKKARA, THRISSUR. 7. P.GIREESAN, JUNIOR DEVASWOM OFFICER, PARAKKOTTUKAVU DEVASWOM, THIRUVILLWAMALA (P.O), THRISSUR. 8. K.C.MANOJ KUMAR, JUNIOR DEVASWOM OFFICER, SRANGAPURAM DEVASWOM, KODUNGALLUR, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. SMT.POOJA SURENDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEVASWOM BUILDINGS, THRISSUR-1. 2. THE SECRETARY, COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, DEVASWOM BUILDINGS, THRISSUR-1. ADV.N.REGHURAJ, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 3141 of 2011 ================== Dated this the 1st day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are employees of the Cochin Devaswom Board. Pursuant to the orders of this Court in W.P.(C).No. 36137/2007, the petitioners have been given promotion as Devaswom Assistants/L.D. Clerks. The petitioners' complaint is that the promotion given is only prospective and the petitioners are entitled to retrospective promotion with effect from 2003. Seeking this relief, 6 of the petitioners have filed Ext.P6 representation before the 2nd respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6 expeditiously. Having heard the learned standing counsel appearing for the Devaswom Board also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the 1st petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2