IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 24TH JUNE 2010 / 3RD ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 15412 of 2010(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.A.CHELLAMMA, PERMANENT LABOURER, DISTRICT FARM, ARIKKULA, IDUKKI DISTRICT RESIDING AT THOTTUPURAM, VENGALLOOR P.O., THODUPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.P.SREEKUMAR SRI.K.S.MANU (PUNUKKONNOOR) SRI.P.S.SIDHAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, AGRICULTURE AND FARMS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR, AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. FARM SUPERINTENDENT, DISTRICT FARM, ARIKKUZHA, THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI. GP SRI.ARAVINDKUMAR BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J ------------------- W.P.(C).15412/2010 -------------------- Dated this the 24th day of June, 2010 JUDGMENT Petitioner is an Agricultural Labourer. According to the petitioner, consistent with her qualification and experience, respondents should be directed to give promotion to her to the post of Agricultural Assistant. Claiming promotion as above, she has filed Ext.P3 representation and seeks a direction for its consideration. 2. Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that 5% of the posts of Agricultural Assistant is reserved for the employees in the Last Grade service. It is stated that the petitioner being an Agricultural Labourer, does not come within the feeder category. 3. Petitioner can aspire for promotion to the post of Agricultural Assistant only if she is in any one of the feeder category posts. Going by the submissions made by the Government Pleader, petitioner does not come within the feeder W.P.(C).15412/10 2 category. If that be so, the direction sought for in the writ petition cannot be granted. Writ petition fails and it is accordingly dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs