IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 14TH JULY 2009 / 23RD ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 19681 of 2009(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. CHERIAN.C.D, LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT COLLEGE KOTTAYAM. 2. K.K.SOMASEKHARAN, LECTURER IN ECONOMICS, K.M.M.GOVERNMENT WOMEN'S COLLEGE, KANNUR. 3. T.SHAMEERDAS, LECTURER IN ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT BREUNAN COLLEGE, THALASSERY. 4. SANTHOSH.T.VARGHESE, LECTURER IN ECONOMICS, P.M.GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, CHALAKUDY. 5. N.KARUNAKARAN, LECTURER IN ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, KASARGODE. BY ADV. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR, COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION- REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVT. PLEADER SRI.A.J.VARGHESE SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC FOR PSC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.19681 of 2009 ================== Dated this the day of July, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioners' claim in this writ petition is for retrospective appointment as Lecturer in Economics with effect from the date of Ext.P2 and for consequential benefits. In this regard, the petitioners have filed Ext.P7 representation before the 1st respondent. They seek a direction to the 1st respondent to consider Ext.P7 and pass orders thereon expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to a representative of the petitioners. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2