IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 28TH OCTOBER 2011 / 6TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 27398 of 2011(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- E.P.MOHANDAS, AGED 54 YEARS, S/O.P.VASUDEVAN NAIR, FORMERLY SENIOR LECTURER, DISTRICT INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, (DIET)SULTHAN BATHERY, WAYANAD DISTRICT (NOW WAOTOMG FOR REPOSTING TO THE PARENT DEPARTMENT AFTER DEPUTATION TO SARVA SIKSHA ABHIYAN AS DISTRICT PROJECT OFFICER). BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA SRI.V.RAJASEKHARAN NAIR RESPONDENT(S): ----------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001 (CONVENER, DEPARTMENT PROMOTION COMMITTEE (HIGHER). 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, JAGATHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 014. 3. P.PADMINI, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KASARAGOD DISTRICT-671 121. 4. K.V.MANOJ BRIGHT, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION(QIP), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 014. BY SR.GOVT.PLEADER SHRI M.A.FAYAZ FOR R1 & R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN WPC.27398/11 PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXHIBIT -P1 TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS ORDER NO.A1-9031/80 OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR DT.28.5.80. EXHIBIT -P2 TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS, ORDER NO.D3/103715/92 OF THE DIRECTOR DT.19.2.94. EXHIBIT -P3 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.D5/31311/06/DPI (2) OF THE DIRECTOR DT.21.6.06. EXHIBIT -P4 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.D4/51856/08/DPI ALONGWITH RELEVANT PAGE OF THE SENIORITY LIST DT.15.10.08. EXHIBIT -P5 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(RT) NO.4012/2011/G.EDN. OF THE GOVERNMENT DT.24.9.11. EXHIBIT -P6 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BEFORE THE DIRECTOR DT.8.8.11. EXHIBIT -P7 TRUE COPY OF THE APPEAL FILED BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT DT.2.10.11. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : NIL TRUE COPY P.A.TO JUDGE dsn T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.27398 of 2011 -------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 28th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is now working in the cadre of Headmaster. He was on deputation to Sarva Siksha Abhayan as District Project Officer. In the Writ Petition, the claim is raised for promotion to the post of District Educational Officer and to the cadre of Deputy Director of Education. It is submitted that the petitioner is attaining the age of superannuation on 31.3.2012. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that even the juniors of the petitioner were promoted and against the non-consideration of the claim of the petitioner, the petitioner has filed Exhibit P7 representation before the Convener of the Departmental Promotion Committee. It is prayed that since the petitioner is retiring on 31.3.2012, the 1st respondent may be directed to take a decision on Exhibit P7 representation within a time frame. 3. Heard the learned Government Pleader appearing for respondents 1 and 2. W.P.(C)No.27398/11 -2- 4. There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P7 representation, after notice to the petitioner and respondents 3 and 4 within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will forward a copy of the Writ Petition along with a copy of this judgment to the 1st respondent for compliance. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. dsn