IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR MONDAY, THE 22ND AUGUST 2011 / 31ST SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 22793 of 2011(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- 1. D.RAJEEVAN, ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT, (ARCHITECTURAL HEAD DRAFTSMAN) OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ARCHITECT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. P.SREEKUMAR, ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT, (ARCHITECTURAL HEAD DRAFTSMAN) OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ARCHITECT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. CHANDNI UNNIKRISHNAN, ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT, (ARCHITECTURAL HEAD DRAFTSMAN), OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ARCHITECT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. SRI.G.SASIDHARAN CHEMPAZHANTHIYIL SRI.S.VISHNU RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE SECRETARY, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 3. THE CHIEF ARCHITECT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC OFFICE,VIKAS BHAVAN P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.SMITHA SUKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 22793 of 2011(Y) ------------------------------------ APPENDIX --------------- PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS ------------------------------------ EXT.P1. COPY OF G.O. (MS) NO.173/PW DATED 15.6.1965 EXT.P2. COPY OF THE LETTER NO.31330/B3/94/PW & T DATED 14.11.1994 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDNET TO 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P3. COPY OF THE ORDER NO.EC(2) 13660/92 DATED 17.5.1995 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P4 COPY OF G.O. (MS) NO.19/2011/PWD DATED 1.3.2011. EXT.P5. COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 6.6.2011 TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT BY THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P5(A). COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 6.6.2011 TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT BY THE 2ND PETITIONER. ET.P5(B). COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 6.6.2011 TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT BY THE 3RD PETITIONER. EX.P6. COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 24.8.2005 IN WPC NO.25177/2005 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. ET.P7. COPY OF THE G.O. (RT) NO.41/06/PWD DATD 12.1.2006. EXT.P8. COPY OF G.O. (RT) NO.1116/07/PWD DATED24.9.2007. EXT.P9. COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 13.11.2008 IN WPC NO.29841/2008 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. EXT.P10 COPY OF G.O. (RT) NO.870/09/PWD DATED 19.6.2009. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : NIL -------------------------------------- / TRUE COPY / P.A. TO JUDGE VK C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 22793 OF 2011 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of August, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioners are working as Agricultural Head Draftsman which is re-designated as Architectural Assistant, under the Public Works Department. The grievance of the petitioners is with respect to the non- consideration of their request for promotion to the post of Assistant Architect which is re-designated as Deputy Architect. It is contended that earlier, one of their seniors approached this Court by filing W.P.(C).No. 29841 of 2008 claiming promotion as Assistant Architect. This Court, as per Ext.P9 directed the respondents to consider the claims of the petitioner therein for promotion as Assistant Architect (Deputy Architect). Claiming such promotions, the petitioners have already preferred Exts.P5, P5(a) and P5(b) representations before the second respondent. The said representations are still pending. In the said circumstances, without making any observation as to the merits of the contentions, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P5, P5(a) and P5(b) expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO. 2 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. JUDGMENT September, 2010 W.P.(C) NO. 3