IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 27TH KARTHIKA 1931 OP.No. 8263 of 2000(H) -------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ B.S.SURESH KUMAR, WORKSHOP SUPERINTENDENT, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS.MR.M.V.BOSE MR.CHERIAN VARGHESE MR.VINOD MADHAVAN SMT.NISHA BOSE RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. JOINT DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION (P.S.), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE CHAIRMAN, DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION, KERALA SERVICE COMMISSION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. SRI.N.K.RAJAN, PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC, VECHOOCHIRA. 6. SHRI. M.SANKARAN, PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC, THRIKKARIPPOOR. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER R4 BY ADV.MR.ALEXANDER THOMAS,SC,KPSC THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON CMP. NO.13727/2000 IN OP. NO.8263/2000 DISMISSED 18/11/2009 SD/- T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE tss T.R RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- O.P No. 8263 of 2000 -------------------------- Dated this the 18th November,2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner, who was working as Workshop Superintendent in the College of Engineering Trivandrum, filed this writ petition seeking to quash Ext.P13 and for a direction to the respondents to treat the petitioner as Head of Section from 27.1.1996 and to grant further promotion. 2. The petitioner had arrayed respondents 5 and 6 as parties who were promoted as Principals. Even though repeated notices were issued to effect service on those persons so far steps have not been completed. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that in spite of sending various communications, there is no reply from the petitioner. 3. Going by the age of the petitioner, he might have retired from service already. Notices to respondents 3 and 6 have not been returned after service so far. O.P No. 8263 of 2000 2 In that view of the matter, the original petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. T.R RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE ma O.P No. 8263 of 2000 3