IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 5TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 14TH KARTHIKA 1929 WP(C).No. 32340 of 2007(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ C.T.MOHANAN, S/O.THEYYAN, AGED 46 YEARS, RESIDING AT NANDANAM, DURGA NAGAR, MANAPPALLIKAVU, KUNNATHOORMEDU P.O., PALAKKAD, NOW WORKING AS JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENT, POLPULLY GRAMA PANCHAYAT, PALAKKADU DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JOICE GEORGE RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BEJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).32340/2007 -------------------- Dated this the 5th day of November, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as Junior Superintendent of the Polpully Grama Panchayat in Palakkad District. He aspires for promotion as Panchayath Secretary. In this regard petitioner refers to Rule 9(d) of KS and SSR, Part-I, which enables the Government to direct promotion to certain post, in certain areas, where there is linguistic minority population. To an earlier claim made by the petitioner, it was intimated vide Ext.P5, that there are no vacancies which is to be filled up by invoking Rule 9(d) and as and when vacancies arise, in areas where there is Tamil linguistic minority's population, petitioner's claim will also be considered. According to the petitioner vacancy is now scheduled to arise in Special Grade Grama Panchayath at Kollamcode. 2. After having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader, this writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to W.P.(C).32340/2007 2 look into Ext.P7 and take a decision bearing in mind Ext.P5 as well, as expeditiously as possible at any rate within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. V.GIRI Judge mrcs