IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 21ST MAY 2009 / 31ST VAISAKHA 1931 OP.No. 777 of 1996(P) ------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- S.MOHANAN, TECHNICAL SUPERIVISOR, DISTRICT INDUSTRIES CENTRE, KOTTAYAM. BY ADVS. MR.H.B.SHENOY MR.T.T.MAHMOOD RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON CMP. NOS.2257/1996 , 1313/1996 IN OP. 777/1996 DISMISSED 21/05/2009 SD/- P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.ED3/845/94 DT. 2.1.1996 ISSUED BY IST RESPONDENT TO PETITIONER. TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE TSS P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------- O.P No.777 of 1996-P ------------------------------ Dated this the 21st day of May, 2009. J U D G M E N T Heard Sri.H.B.Shenoy, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri.Antony Mukkath, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that the post of Assistant District Industries Officer to which he has promoted as per Ext.P1 order dated 2.1.1996 is a post carrying a lower scale of pay than the post of Technical Supervisor to which he was directly appointed from the open market. The post of Technical Supervisor in the Department of Industries and Commerce was later re-designated as Technical Officer. By virtue of a recent amendment, the post of Assistant District Industries Officer has been included as a feeder category for appointment to the post of Assistant Director in the Department of Industries and Commerce. The post of Technical Officer has also been equated to the post of Assistant District Industries Officer so as to enable the promotion of Technical Officers to the higher post of Assistant Director [vide G.O (MS) No.88/07/ID dated 6.7.2007]. In view of the Government order dated 6.7.2007, the petitioner cannot in my opinion have any subsisting grievance. The post of Technical Officer (formerly Technical Supervisor) O.P No.777 of 1996-P 2 and the post of Assistant District Industries Officer are now feeder categories for promotion to the post of Assistant Director. In view of the Government order dated 6.7.2007, I am of the opinion that the writ petition has become infructuous. It is accordingly closed as infructuous. Sd/- P.N.RAVINDRAN JUDGE //True Copy// PA to Judge ab