IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST DECEMBER 2011 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 34421 of 2011(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. M.R.VIJAYAN, SO. M.E.RAGHAVAN AGED 51 YEARS, LECTURER, PRE-SERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION, DISTRICT INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING (DIET), KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 2. N.RAYIFA, W/O.K.NASARUDHEEN, AGED 52 YEARS LECTURER, CURRICULUM MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION, DISTRICT INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING (DIET) ATTINGAL ON DEPUTATION TO SARVA SIKSHA ABHIYAN SSA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION JAGATHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 014. BY G.P. SMT. NISHA BOSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.D6/43559/05/DP1 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT ALONG WITH RELEVANT PAGE OF THE SENIORITY LIST DT.25.11.2006. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF the GO.RT NO.5220/2010G.EDN OF THE GOVERNMENT DT.22.11.2010. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT BY THE IST PETITIONER DT.30.11.2011. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT BY THE 2ND PETITIONER DT.29.11.2011. // TRUE COPY // P.S. TO JUDGE T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 34421 of 2011-C - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 21st day of December, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioners are working as Lecturers in District Institute of Education and Training. They are seeking for a direction to consider Exts.P3 and P4 representations wherein the request is to grant promotion to them to the post of Senior Lecturer. 2. The petitioners have been placed as serial Nos.117 and 118 in Ext.P1 final seniority list of Lecturers, for the period from 27.4.1989 to 2.6.2006. It is averred in the writ petition and in the representations that the last promotee, Shri Johny Jacob is serial No.116. It is further averred that at that point of time, two vacancies were existing. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that subsequent vacancies have also arisen and therefore the respondents may be directed to consider the claim of the petitioners. 3. Heard learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 4. There will be a direction to the Government to consider and pass orders on Exts.P3 and P4 expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one WPC.34421/2011 2 month from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. The petitioners will forward a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the Government for compliance. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/ WPC.34421/2011 3