IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 6TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 15TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 24243 of 2011(E) ------------------------ PETITIONER : --------------------- K.A.SIVADASAN, S/O.V.N.ACHUTHA WARRIER, SREESYLAM HOUSE, VALAYAMCHIRANGARA POST OFFICE, (VIA) PERUMBAVOOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN 683556, (ASSISTANT STORE KEEPER, THRISSUR). BY ADV. SRI.C.V.MILTON RESPONDENT : ----------------------- THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 023. BY ADV. SRI. BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...2/- WP(C).No. 24243 of 2011(E) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER NO. PLI-857/88/PRR DATED 28.03.1988. EXT.P2 : COPY OF THE ORDER NO. PLC- 07/42805/89 DATED 30.03.1989. EXT.P3 : COPY OF MEMO NO. PLC2/22413/90 DATED 26.08.1990. EXT.P4 : COPY OF THE RANK LIST NO. PLC2/22413/90 DATED 25.03.1991. EXT.P5 : COPY OF THE JUDGEMENT IN WP(C) NO. 36741/2008 (Y) DATED 8.01.2010. EXT.P6 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 07.02.2011 TO THE RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS - NIL //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE Mn HARUN-UL-RASHID,J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.24243 OF 2011 ------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2011 JUDGMENT Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-Corporation. 2. This writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondent-Corporation to promote the petitioner in the existing vacancy of Store Keeper with immediate effect. Petitioner submits that those who were joined the service along with him as Conductor in March, 1988, were promoted as Station Masters and Inspectors and they are now getting higher salary. It is pointed out that those similarly situated persons got two promotions and four fixations of pay by this time. According to him, his promotion to the post of Store Keeper was due in 2007. In the circumstances,l the petitioner submitted several representations to the respondent. The latest representation dated 7/2/2011 is produced as Ext.P6. 3. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this Court direct the respondent-Corporation to consider and pass -2- W.P.(C).No.24243/2011 orders on Ext.P6 representation, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Writ Petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. kcv.