IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 8TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 19TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 32887 of 2008(M) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ TOMICHAN.V.K, AGED 44 YEARS, S/O.T.K.KURUVILLA, WORKING AS JUNIOR INSPECTOR, NATIONAL COIR TRAINING & DESIGN CENTRE (NCT & DC), COIR BOARD, KALAVOOR, ALAPPUZHA, RESIDING IN VALAVUNKAL HOUSE, NORTH ARYAD.P.O, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.MADHUSOODANAN SRI.B.S.SIVAJI RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE COIR BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, COIR BOARD, HEAD OFFICE, M.G.ROAD, COCHIN. 2. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, NCT & DC, COIR BOARD, KALAVOOR.P.O, ALAPPUZHA. 3. M.SURESHKUMAR, SPINNER, NCT & DC, COIR BOARD, KALAVOOR (P.O), ALAPPUZHA. R1 TO R3 BY ADV. SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,ASST.SOLICITOR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/02/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.32887/2008 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE ORDER NO.CB/ADMN/91/10/1 DATED 10/5/1994. P2 COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 17/7/01 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. P3 COPY OF THE ORDER NO.CB/ADM/2001/2/3, DATED 21/7/2003. P4 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 27/5/05 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. P5 COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM NO.CB/ADM/92/1/8 DATED 18/7/2005. P6 COPY OF THE ORDER NO.59 DATED 10/6/2006 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. P7 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 23/6/06 PREFERRED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: R1 COPY OF THE LETTER NO.F6(7)97-COIR(PT) DATED 16/04/2002. R2 COPY OF THE LETTER NO.F6(7)97-COIR(PT.1)/877 DATED 1ST NOVEMBER, 2004. R3 COPY OF THE MINISTRY VIDE LETTER NO.F6(7)97-COIR(PT) DATED 03/10/2005. /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO.JUDGE sts S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 32887 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner originally filed this writ petition seeking the following reliefs: i) A writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction quashing Exhibit -P6; ii) A writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the respondents to consider the petitioner for promotion to the post of Spinner vacant as early as in 2003 and if found him fit, grant him promotion to the said post with all attendant monetary benefits; iii) A writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the respondents to consider and pass orders on Exhibit-P7 in accordance with law, untrammeled by Exhibit-P6, within a time limit to be fixed by this Hon'ble Court, after affording the petitioner an opportunity of being heard; Now the petitioner submits that the writ petition itself may be disposed of with a direction to consider Ext.P10 representation filed by the petitioner before the Chairman of the 1st respondent. Having heard the Assistant Solicitor General also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Chairman of the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders W.P.(C)No. 32887 of 2008 -2- on Ext.P10 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/