IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH MARCH 2011 / 18TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 7428 of 2011(C) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.R. ANANDHAKRISHNAN, VILLAGEMAN, TALUK OFFICE, THALAPPILLY, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAY SMT.N.SANTHA SRI.K.A.BALAN SRI.PETER JOSE CHRISTO SRI.S.A.ANAND RESPONDENT(S): 1 ---------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPREENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. COMMISSIONER FOR LAND REVENUE, COMMISSIONERATE OF LAND REVENUE, PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAUPRAM - 695 033. 3. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THRISSUR - 680 003. ADV. MR. ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.7428 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of March, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a Villageman in Thrissur District. According to the petitioner, he is fully qualified to be promoted as Lower Division Clerks/Village Assistant in the quota set apart for promotion from among qualified Villagemen. The Special Rules as amended by Ext.P1 prescribes that 15% of the total posts of L.D.C./V.A shall be filled up from among qualified Villagemen and Last Grade Servants/Attenders in the ratio 3:2 between them. The petitioner contends that the cadre strength of L.D.C./V.A in Thrissur District being 376, 56 posts are to be reserved for appointment from among qualified Villagemen/Attenders and Last Grade Servants in the ratio 3:2. On application of such ratio 34 posts would be available for Villagemen and 22 have to be filled up by qualified Attenders/Last Grade Servants. At present, there are only 25 persons working as L.D.C./V.A. who got promotion from the category of qualified Villagemen. Therefore, 9 more posts have to be filled up by qualified Villagemen, is the W.P.(C)No.7428/11 2 contention of the petitioner. If 9 posts are so filled up, the petitioner would also get promotion. But, though 42 posts were sanctioned by Ext.P2, because of Ext.P3 clarification issued by the second respondent, 21 posts were reported to the Kerala Public Service Commission resulting in loss of 2 posts for Villagemen, which would at least result in the petitioner not getting the promotion. According to the petitioner, Ext.P3 clarification is on wrong interpretation of the Special Rules. 2. In the above circumstances, the petitioner has filed Ext.P6 representation before the Government in the matter. The petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispoe of this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6, 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 W.P.(C)No.7428/11 3 W.P.(C)No.7428/11 4