IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH MARCH 2009 / 20TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 7032 of 2009(Y) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. KERALA LAND REVENUE STAFF ASSOCIATION (GO (RT) NO.95/91 DATED 23.03.1991) HAVING ITS CENTRAL OFFICE AT SREEKANTESWARAM, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT P.S.RAJEEV. 2. P.S.RAJEEV, S/O.RAMAN SASTRI, PALLIPPURAM, CHERTHALA, ALAPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.N.RATHEESH SMT.SUMA RATHEESH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER & SECRETARY, LAND REVENUE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY G.P. SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 7032 of 2009-K - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 11th day of March, 2009. JUDGMENT The first petitioner is an association, viz. Kerala Land Revenue Staff Association and the second petitioner is the President of the said association. The second petitioner joined initially as LDC/Village Assistant and was subsequently promoted to the post of UDC/Village Officer on 1.12.1989. Thereafter, he was promoted as Head Clerk/Revenue Inspector on 1.10.2001 and later as Deputy Tahsildar/Junior Superintendent on 1.6.2006. He has passed Higher Survey and Chain Survey Test, apart from Criminal Judicial Test. Accordingly, he is eligible to be promoted as Tahsildar. Ext.P1 is the provisional seniority list of Deputy Tahsildar/Junior Superintendent for the period from 1.1.1998 to 31.12.2006, wherein the second petitioner is ranked as 3600. The Government, by Ext.P2 directed the second respondent to fill up the vacancies of Tahsildar from Ext.P1 seniority list. By Ext.P3 order dated 12.8.2008 persons up to rank No.3610 were given promotion. At that point of time, the petitioner was not considered. 2. The apparent complaint is that so many of his juniors have wpc 7032 2 obtained promotion while the seniors like him are yet to be promoted. It is pointed out that the second respondent is not passing orders in accordance with the seniority position and eligibility. 3. Heard learned Govt. Pleader also. 4. It is pointed out that some of the juniors have been promoted based on the request made by them and now a review is being made to correct any mistakes or omissions. It is pointed out that at least three months time will be required to take appropriate action to redress the grievances raised by the petitioners also. 5. There will be a direction to the respondents to see that the grievances raised by the petitioners in the writ petition are redressed and appropriate action will be taken to promote persons included in the seniority list in accordance with their seniority and eligibility. Appropriate orders will be passed within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/