IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 8TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 19TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 3988 of 2010(W) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- DR.HARISHANKAR.B.S, S/O.BHASKARAN NAIR.K.G., AGED 44 YEARS, RESIDING AT SREE SAILAM, PLRA 182, PANACHAMOODU LANE, PATTOM PALACE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 004. BY ADV. SRI.T.RAMPRASAD UNNI SMT.SMITHA GEORGE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, KARYAVATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, KERALA UTY. FOR R1 & 2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 3988 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 8th day of February, 2010 J U D G M E N T Pursuant to a notification inviting applications issued by the University of Kerala, the petitioner submitted an application for appointment to the post of Reader. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that even after more than one-and-a-half years, the selection process has not yet been completed. According to the petitioner, this is done with ulterior motives. In the above circumstances, the petitioner has filed Ext.P2 petition before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned standing counsel appearing for the University also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2