IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH THURSDAY, THE 19TH JULY 2007 / 28TH ASHADHA 1929 WP(C).No. 8350 of 2004(R) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- P..R.LATHIKA, RETIRED TYPIST (SELECTION GRADE), OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA), KOCHI CORPORATION, VYTILLA. BY ADV. SRI.MATHEW VALSALAN RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERAL REPRESENTED THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE SPECIAL TAHASILDAR (LA), KOCHI CORPORATION, VYTILLA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. MANOJKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO: 8350/2004 R APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1. COPY OF THE SENIORITY LIST OF LD TYPISTS OF ERNAKULAM REVENUE ESTABLISHMENT. EXT.P2. COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT. 5/2/03 DELIVERED BY THE HONOURABLE COURT IN OP NO. 4224/03. EXT.P3. COPY OF THE ORDER NO.E 1/1172/96 DT. 22/12/03 BY THE R2. EXT.P4. COPY OF THE GO MS NO. 4/61/PD DT. 2/1/61. EXT.P5. COPY OF THE GO P NO. 11/76/PD DT. 13/1/76. EXT.P6. COPY OF THE ABOVE GO P NO. 37/96 DT. 7/11/96. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL True copy tga KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- W.P. (C). NO. 8350 OF 2004 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of July, 2007. J U D G M E N T Petitioner is aggrieved by Exhibit P3 proceedings of the District Collector, Ernakulam in the matter of promotion. It is seen that the petitioner has already retired from service. Therefore, what survives is only a question of retrospective promotion, that is a matter for the petitioner to pursue before the first respondent. 2. In the event of the petitioner approaching the Government within a period of two months from today, the matter will be duly considered by the first respondent with notice to the petitioner and appropriate action in accordance with law in the matter will be taken within another four months. This writ petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp