IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 19TH DECEMBER 2008 / 28TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 37798 of 2008(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- S.RAVIKUMAR, LECTURER IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (HIGHER GRADE),ELECTRONICS DEPT. GOVT.POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.SAJAN MANNALI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. PRINCIPAL, GOVT.POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, KOTTAYAM. 3. GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, REP; BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE DEPT.OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. Addl. 4. THE SENIOR JOINT DIRECTOR(P.S), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R4 is impleaded as per the judgment BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. A.J. VARGHESE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC,J. ----------------------- W.P.(C).No.37798/2008 ------------------------ Dated this the 19th day of December, 2008. JUDGMENT Sr. Joint Director(P.S), Thiruvananthapuram is impleaded as the addl. 4th respondent. Petitioner's claim is that he should be included in the list of candidates for promotion to the post of Head of Section in the Electrical Engineering Department. It is stated that urging this complaint he has already approached the additional 4th respondent and Ext.P5 is the representation that the Petitioner has made. Having regard to the pendency of the aforesaid representation, it is directed that if the same has been received, the addl. 4th respondent shall consider and pass orders thereon as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within 4 weeks from the date of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the addl. 4th respondent for compliance. vi (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE