IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 11TH OCTOBER 2010 / 19TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 30489 of 2010(I) --------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. C.K.SYAMALA, OVERSEER GRADE I, SURVERYOR GRADE I,DRAFTSMAN,GRADE I,PLANNING DEPARTMENT,G.C.D.A,KOCHI-682030. 2. SURESH KUMAR D,DRAFTSMAN/SURVEYOR GRADE- I,PLANNING DEPARTMENT,G.C.D.A.,KOCHI-682030 3. RAGESH K.G.,DRAFTSMAN/SURVEYOR GRADE II, PLANNING DEPARTMENT,G.C.D.A,KOCHI-682030 4. ASHALATHA S,DRAFTSMAN/SURVEYOR GRADE II PLANING DEPARTMENT,G.C.D.A,KOCHI-682030 BY ADV. MR.T.R.RAJESH RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT (G) DEPARTMENT, GOVERMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANATHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY,GREATER COCHIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,KOCHI-682030 ADV. MR.M.K.THANKAPPAN, SC, GCDA FOR R2 MR. ANTONY MUKKATH – GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.30489 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of October, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are technical staff of the Greater Cochin Development Authority in the Planning Department thereof. Originally, the present Planning and Engineering Departments constituted one department. Subsequently, those were bifurcated. The bifurcation resulted in the staff of the Planning Department having lesser chance of promotion whereas those in the Engineering Department had better. According to the petitioners, this is an anomaly which requires to be corrected appropriately. Therefore, the petitioners have submitted Exts.P7 to P10 representations in this regard before the first respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P7 to P10 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Greater Cochin Development Authority also. W.P.(c)No.30489/10 2 Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P7 to P10 representations as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners as well as a representative of the employees of the other departments. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(c)No.30489/10 3