IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 4TH JULY 2008 / 13TH ASHADHA 1930 OP.No. 15017 of 2000(K) --------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ E.CHANDRAMOHAN, CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, POLICE CONTROL ROOM, KOZHIKODE CITY, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAY SRI.V.DILEEP RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE (HIGHER) FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT , REP.BY ITS CONVENER AND PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME AND VIGILANCE DEPARTMENTS, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEADQUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, NORTH ZONE, KOZHIKODE. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.NOBLE MATHEW FOR R1 THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON CMP. NO.24401/2000, 24386/2000 IN OP. NO.15017/2000 DISMISSED. 04.07.2008 SD/- KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE RELEVANT EXTRACT OF THE NOTIFICATION IN G.O.(RT) NO. 75/96/HOME DT. 6.1.1996. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.135/CAMP/IGP(NZ)/93-1 DT. 23.6.1993 OF THE 5TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.G4/58827/93 DT. 25.6.93 OF THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.8282./CMAP /IGP (NZ)/94-1 DT. 12.7.94 OF THE 5TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P5:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN OP. 10698/94-W OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT DT. 18.7.1996. EXT.P6: COPY OF THE MEMO OF CHARGES ISSUED BY THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, VADAKARA to the PETITIONER DT. 24.10.1997. EXT.P7:- COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT MEMO OF CHARGES NO.3859/A1/96/VIG. DT. 3.7.1996. EXT.P8:- COPY OF THE G.O.(RT) NO.114/97/VIG. DT. 6.5.1997. EXT.P9:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.A2/9185/NZ DT. 8.11.1998 OF THE 5TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P10:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY the PETITIONER BEFORE THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE. EXT.P11;- COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT LETTER NO.40030/A2/96/HOME DT. 12.6.1998. EXT.P12:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITITED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT DT. 25.8.1995. EXT.P13:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT DT. 1.9.2998. EXT.P14:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT DT. 1.9.98. EXT.P15:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMTITED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE DT. 27.11.1998. OP. 15017/2000 EXT.P16:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMTITED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 5TH RESPONDENT DT. 2.2.1999. EXT.P17:- COPY OF THE REPRESETNATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT DT. 3.2.1999. EXT.P18:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT DT. 10.2.1999. EXT.P19:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT DT. 10.3.1999. EXT.P20:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.CONFDL. II (B)/76925/97 DT. 2.11.1999 OF THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P21:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.A2/9185/96 NZ DT. 30.9.99 OF THE 5TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P22:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.A2/29241/96/NZ DT. 14.10.1999 OF THE 5TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P23:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN OP.23011/99 M OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT DT. 3.12.1999. EXT.P24:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMTTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DT. 22.12.1999. EXT.P25:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMTITED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT DT. 22.12.1999. EXT.P26:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.A2/5427/96/NZ DT. 1.3.2000 OF THE 5TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P27:- COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT LETTER NO.8509/A2/99/HOME DT. 10.4.2000. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- O.P. No. 15017 OF 2000 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of July, 2008. J U D G M E N T Petitioner approached this Court seeking for promotion to the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police. It is seen that during the pendency of the original petition, the petitioner has already retired from service. 2. This original petition is disposed of making it clear that in case the petitioner has still any grievance left, it will be open to the petitioner to approach the first respondent, in which case, the matter will be duly considered by the first respondent with notice to the petitioner and appropriate orders in accordance with law will be passed within another four months. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp KURIAN JOSEPH, J. O.P.No.15017 OF 2000 J U D G M E N T 04.07.2008