IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 21ST MAY 2010 / 31ST VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 10841 of 2010(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- S.CHANDRIKA, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, KSRTC CHIEF OFFICE, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, RESIDING AT MADATHUVILA VEEDU, PRASANTH NAGAR, MEDICAL COLLEGE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.ANANDARAJAN.N SRI.C.V.MILTON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 2. THE CONVENOR, DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE FOR HIGHER DIVISION SERVICES, KSRTC, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 3. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (VIGILANCE), KSRTC, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 4. P.SYAMALA DEVI, PERSONNEL OFFICER (ENQUIRY), KSRTC, KOZHIKODE. (ENQUIRY OFFICER, KOZHIKODE). 5. C.INDIRA, PERSONNEL OFFICER (P & A), KSRTC, CHIEF OFFICE, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. R1 TO R3 BY S.C. SHRI V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 10841 of 2010-E - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 21st day of May, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is presently working as Administrative Officer in the Chief Office of the first respondent corporation at Thiruvananthapuram. The main relief sought for in the writ petition is for a direction to the first respondent to promote the petitioner as Administrative Officer with effect from 28.2.2007 instead of 3.4.2008 and as Accounts Officer/Personnel Officer with effect from 24.4.2009, the dates from which her junior, the 4th respondent was promoted to the said posts. 2. Heard learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation. 3. According to the petitioner, even though she has been promoted as Accounts Officer, it is effective only from 3.4.2008, as per Ext.P12. In the representations, Exts.P19 and P20, she has given in detail her claims in the matter. 4. It is submitted by the learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation that those representations have not been finally disposed of. In that view of the matter, there will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Exts.P19 and P20 after hearing the petitioner, and 10841/2010 2 respondents 4 and 5, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/