IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN MONDAY, THE 4TH JANUARY 2010 / 14TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 37203 of 2009(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- C.BABURAJ, PROJECT OFFICER (COIR), KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.BRIJESH MOHAN SMT.RESMI G. NAIR RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRIES (A) DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------------ W.P(C) NO: 37203 OF 2009 ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th January, 2010. JUDGMENT The complaint of the petitioner is that he was not given promotion that was legitimately due to him. He is to retire from service on 31.3.2010. Unless he is given provisional promotion to the post of Assistant Director and Deputy Director at least with effect from the date on which his admitted juniors have been given promotion he claims that serious prejudice would be caused to him. Though he has submitted Ext.P1 representation before the first respondent no orders have been passed thereon till date. It is the further case of the petitioner that in identical circumstances Smt. T.K.Mynavathy and Shri. K.Subramanian who were due to retire within a short while had approached this Court vide W.P(C) 15910/2008 seeking provisional promotion. Pursuant to the judgment of this Court the Government is said to have issued orders promoting them as Assistant Registrar and Deputy Registrar respectively. It is the case of the petitioner that the said persons are also juniors to him. Therefore, the petitioner prays for promotion as Assistant Director and Deputy Director. WP(C) 37203/2009 2 2. As noticed above, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P1 representation which is pending before the first respondent. In the circumstances of the case I dispose of this writ petition directing the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 representation submitted by the petitioner, after affording an opportunity of being heard to him. Orders shall be passed on Ext.P1 representation as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment which the petitioner is permitted to produce before the first respondent for immediate compliance. K. SURENDRA MOHAN Judge jj WP(C) 37203/2009 3 K.K.DENESAN & V. RAMKUMAR, JJ. ---------------------------------------------------- M.F.A.NO: ----------------------------------------------------- JUDGMENT Dated: