IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 27TH JUNE 2008 / 6TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 19436 of 2008(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ S.RADHAKRISHNAN CHETTIAR, JUNIOR FOREMAN, GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.M.PREM SMT.K.P.SANTHI SRI.S.S.HUSSAIN SRI.P.K.NIJOY RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,HIGHER EDUCATION' DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR, PRINTING DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHPURAM. BY GP SMT.M.R. SREELATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).19436/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 27th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner, who is working as Junior Foreman in Machine Composing, in the Government Central Press, Thiruvananthapuram, is due to retire on superannuation on 30.11.2009. Petitioner aspires for promotion to the post of Senior Foundry Foreman, in the vacancy which, according to him, has arisen on 17.6.2008. Petitioner submits that he is not only eligible to be considered for promotion but is also the senior most person in the feeder category for promotion to the post of Senior Foreman. Petitioner's claim is pending consideration before the second respondent under Exts.P2 and P3. 2. I heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. 3. In the result, writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to consider the petitioner's claim as contained in Exts.P2 and P3 and pass orders thereon W.P.(C).19436/2008 2 within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Copy of the writ petition shall be produced along with the copy of the judgment before the second respondent. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs