IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 30TH JUNE 2011 / 9TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 3263 of 2010(G) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- K.K. KRISHNANKUTTY, L.D. CLERK/VILLAGE ASSISTANT (RETIRED), KACHERIKKUZHIYIL VEEDU, EZHAKKARANADU SOUTH P.O., PUTHENCRUZ, ERNAKULAM - 682 308. BY ADV. SRI.N.SUGATHAN, SMT.VARSHA BHASKAR, SRI.S.PRASANTH (AYYAPPANKAVU). RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF LAND REVENUE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, KUNNATHUNAD, PERUMBAVOOR. 5. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A & E), KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R5 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.SMITHA SUKUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/06/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs WP(C).No. 3263 of 2010(G) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 19/04/2006 OF THE 5TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 01/02/2007 TO THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 07/02/2007 OF THE 4TH RESPONDENT TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 14/05/2007 OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 08/06/2007 TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P6: COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 14/07/2009 OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P7: COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 26/10/2009 OF THE 4TH RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P8: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 19/11/2009 TO THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P9: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 23/05/2008 IN W.A. NO. 578/2008 AND CONNECTED CASES. EXT.P10: COPY OF THE GO(MS) NO.376/2008/RD DATED 04/11/2008. EXT.P11: COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 11/12/2009 OF THE 4TH RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P12: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 23/11/2009 TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE rs S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 3263 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 30th day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T The grievance of the petitioner, who entered service as a Village Assistant and retired as such, in this writ petition is that although the petitioner has not passed the obligatory departmental tests, despite his attaining 50 years of age on 21.3.2001, the petitioner was not given permanent exemption from test qualification for increments and promotion etc. while in service. Detailing the petitioner's grievances, the petitioner has filed Ext.P12 representation before the 2nd respondent. For the present the petitioner would be satisfied with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P12 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P12 after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Till orders are thus passed on Ext.P12, recovery, if any, proposed shall be kept in abeyance. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2