IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 23RD MARCH 2010 / 2ND CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 7196 of 2010(Y) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.V.NAGESH, PLANNING OFFICER (STORES) STORES DIVISON, CME"S DEPARTMENT COCHIN PORT TURST, KOCHI-9 BY ADV. SRI.P.N.PURUSHOTHAMA KAIMAL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE CHAIRMAN, COCHIN PORT TRUST,KOCHI-9 2. THE SECRETARY, COCHIN PORT TRUST,KOCHI-9 ADV.SRI.B.S.KRISHNAN, SC ADV. SRI.E.K.NANDAKUMAR FOR R SRI.A.K.JAYASANKAR NAMBIAR FOR R SRI.K.JOHN MATHAI FOR R SRI.P.BENNY THOMAS FOR R SRI.P.GOPINATH FOR R SRI.V.J.ANAND FOR R THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 7196 of 2010 Y ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 23rd day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is presently working as Planning Officer (Stores) in the Cochin Port Trust. The claim of the petitioner is that as per the recruitment rules governing the service conditions of Cochin Port Trust, he is entitled to be considered for promotion to the post of Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer and further to the post of Superintending Engineer(Mechanical). Those posts are lying vacant, it is submitted. Aggrieved by the delay in the matter of consideration of the petitioner for promotion to the said posts, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P1 representation before the 1st respondent. The petitioner prays that Ext.P1 may be directed to be considered expeditiously. 2. The questions as to whether the petitioner is qualified for promotion to the aforesaid posts, whether vacancies are available in the aforesaid posts and whether the Cochin Port Trust intends to fill up those vacancies are matters which require consideration by the 1st respondent. In fact, the petitioner requires WPC.7196/2010 : 2 : only consideration of Ext.P1 in the light of the relevant provisions under the recruitment rules. Being the competent authority to consider the said requests made by the petitioner in Ext.P1, the 1st respondent cannot desist from considering the grievances raised therein. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) aks