IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 31ST MARCH 2009 / 10TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 8511 of 2009(H) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.V.JAMES, TECHNICIAN (MECHANICAL), PHOSPHERIC ACID PLANT, FACT(CD), AMBALAMEDU-682 303. BY ADV. SRI.K.BALACHANDRAN (MANGALATH) SRI.RAJESH NAIR SRI.BIJOY CHANDRAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------- 1. THE FERTILISERS AND CHEMICALS, TRAVANCORE LTD., REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, UDYOMANDAL, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. THE GENERAL MANAGER, FACT LTD., (COCHIN DIVISION), AMBALAMEDU, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. ADV. SRI.E.K.NANDAKUMAR FOR R SRI.A.K.JAYASANKAR NAMBIAR FOR R SRI.K.JOHN MATHAI FOR R SRI.P.BENNY THOMAS FOR R SRI.ANIL D. NAIR FOR R SRI.V.J.ANAND FOR R THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.8511/2009-H ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 31st day of March, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner had approached this Court by filing this writ petition seeking for promotion to the post of Senior Technician (Mechanical). As per interim order dated 18/03/2009, this Court directed the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner herein for promotion to the post of Senior Technician (Mechanical) subject to further orders to be passed in this writ petition and pass appropriate orders within one week. It is pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was granted promotion and he is retiring from service today. It is further submitted that no further orders are sought for in the writ petition. Therefore, the writ petition is closed as infructuous. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms W.P.(C) No./2008 -:2:- T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.8511/2009-H ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 18th day of March, 2009 O R D E R Admit. The learned Standing Counsel takes notice on behalf of respondent Nos.1 and 2. The petitioner is seeking for a direction to respondents to fill-up the existing vacancies of Senior Technician in Mechanical discipline and to consider the petitioner herein for promotion to the said post in accordance with his turn, before 31/03/2009, i.e., the date of his retirement. 2. The respondents will consider the claim of the petitioner herein for promotion to the post of Senior Technician (Mechanical) subject to further orders to be passed in this writ petition. Appropriate orders will be passed within one week from today. The pendency of W.P.(C). No.32768/2008 will not be a bar for considering his claim. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms