IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 14TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 25TH MAGHA 1929 OP.No. 35411 of 2001(N) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- T.V.RAJAGOPALAN, ASST.EXE.ENGINEER, PWD BUILDING SUB DIVISION, CALICUT, RESIDNG AT CHAITRAM, CHEVAYOOR, CALICUT-17. BY ADV. SRI.S.CHANDRASENAN RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1) STATE OF KERALA REP: BY COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2) THE CHIEF ENGINEER, PWD, GENERAL & ADMINISTRATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.SMITHA. THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/02/2008, ALONG WITH OP NO. 32591 OF 2001, THE COURT ON 14/02/2008 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:- P1: COPY OF THE ORDER GO(MS) 43/96/PW&T DTD.9.2.96 ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT. P2: COPY OF THE ORDER GO(MS)46/98/PWD DTD.20.6.98 ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT. P3: COPY OF THE ORDER GO(MS) 20/99/PWD DTD.11.2.99 ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT. P4: COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE SENIORITY LIST OF GRADUATE ENGINEERS AS ON 1.4.99 PUBLISHED BY KERALA PWD GRADUATE ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION. P5: COPY OF JUDGMENT IN OP.NO.5005/99 DTD.9.11.2000 BEFORE THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA. P6: COPY OF THE PROMOTION ORDER NO.GO(Rt.) 769/2001/PWD DTD.31.7.2001 ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS:- NIL. ( true copy ) P.S. TO JUDGE. kvs/- C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. .................................................................... O.P. Nos.35411 & 32591 of 2001 .................................................................... Dated this the 30th day of January, 2008. JUDGMENT C.N.Ramachandran Nair, J. The benefit claimed by the petitioners while they were in service was promotion under the seven tyre system introduced in PWD vide Ext.P1 order. However, it is reported that later Ext.P1 was withdrawn frustrating the claim of the petitioners. The petitioners have also retired from service. In the circumstances, O.Ps. are dismissed. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge pms