IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 28TH JUNE 2011 / 7TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 17444 of 2011(E) -------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. THRIVIKRAMAN.P, II GRADE DRAFTSMAN, (MECHANICAL) (RETIRED),KALLADA IRRIGATION PROJECT, MECHANICAL SUB DIVISION,THENMALA(RESIDING AT KRISHNAKRIPA,AMBALATHINKALA,EZHUKONE, KOLLAM DISTRICT). 2. JOSE.C.A,I GRADE OVERSEER(MECHANICAL), WORKSHOP SUB DIVISION,MALAMPUZHA. 3. VIJAYAKUMAR.T,II GRADE DRAFTSMAN (MECHANICAL),PWD MECHANICAL SUB DIVISION, KOZHIKODE. 4. M.SUBRAMANIAN,II GRADE DRAFTSMAN (MECHANICAL),PWD MECHANICAL SUB DIVISION,KANNUR. 5. BIJU.T.ANTONY,II GRADE OVERSEER (MECHANICAL),DRY DOCK AND WORKSHOP SUB DIVISION, ALAPPUZHA. 6. SURESH.V,II GRADE OVERSEER (MECHANICAL),PWD MECHANICAL SUB DIVISION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.M.SAJJAD RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA,REP.BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER,IRRIGATION AND ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. ADV. SRI. SANDESH RAJA - GOVT. PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 17444 of 2011(E) APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS EXT.P1: COPY OF ORDER NO.A10-22554/2004 OF R2 (1ST PET.) EXT.P1(a): COPY OF ORDER NO.A10-19942/2006 OF R2. EXT.P1(b): COPY OF ORDER NO.A1-393/2004 OF ASST.EX.ENGINEER. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGE OF G.O.(Ms.) NO.1390/58/PD OF GOVT. EXT.P2(a): COPY OF G.O.(P)NO.276/72/PW OF THE GOVERNMENT. EXT.P3: COPY OF G.O.(P)NO.149/78/PW &E OF THE GOVERNMENT. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE G.O.(P)NO.26/2005.WRD OF THE GOVERNMENT. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE G.O.(P)NO.63/2010/WRD OF GOVERNMENT. EXT.P6: COPY OF ORDER NO.A10-8085/2009 (2) OF R2. EXT.P7: COPY OF ORDER NO.A10-8085/2009(1) OF R2. EXT.P8: COPY OF REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P8(a): COPY OF REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY 3RD PETITIONER. EXT.P8(b): COPY OF REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY 4TH PETITIONER. EXT.P8(c): COPY OF REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY 5TH PETITIONER. EXT.P8(d): COPY OF REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY 6TH PETITIONER. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE. acd S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.17444 OF 2011 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of June, 2011 JUDGMENT The 1st petitioner is a retired employee of the Water Resources Department and the other petitioners are serving employees. The Government has made Ext.P5 amendment to the Special Rules. The petitioners want the Government to give retrospectivity to Ext.P5 and retrospective promotion to them accordingly. Seeking this relief, the petitioners have filed Ext.P8 series of representations before the 1st respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P8 series of representations expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P8 series of representations, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd