IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH OCTOBER 2007 / 2ND KARTHIKA 1929 WP(C).No. 22054 of 2007(A) ------------------------------------------ PETITIONER: -------------------- P.SURENDRAN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.M.SASINDRAN SRI.TOJAN J. VATHIKULAM RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA- REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/10/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.22054/2007 A APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE LIST PUBLISHED ON 2/07/2001. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DTD. 19/04/2002. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 26/05/2006. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN O.P.NO.20288 OF 2001. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD.1/06/2007 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P6: COPY OF THE CIRCULAR DTD. 3/06/1999. /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE Kss V.GIRI, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C).No.22054 of 2007 A ------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of October, 2007. JUDGMENT The petitioner, who is working as the Deputy Director of Panchayats is impending retirement on 31.12.2007. The petitioner aspires for promotion to the post of Joint Director. He has filed Ext.P5 in this regard before the Government. 2. After having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Senior Government Pleader Sri.Nandakumar, the writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P5 within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. While taking a decision on Ext.P5, the first respondent shall keep in mind Ext.P6 also. Sd/- (V.GIRI) JUDGE sk/ //true copy/