IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 12TH JANUARY 2009 / 22ND POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 33516 of 2008(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- V.M.PRADEEP, AGED 46, S/O.V.K.MAMAN, RESIDING AT VALATHARA HOUSE, POOTHOLE P.O., NETAJI ROAD, THRISSUR-4, SUB ENGINEER, THRISSUR CORPORATION ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT, THRISSUR CORPORATION. BY ADV. SRI.G.SREEKUMAR (CHELUR) RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE URBAN AFFAIRS DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF URBAN AFFAIRS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE THRISSUR CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, THRISSUR CORPORATION, THRISSUR. 3. THE THRISSUR CORPORATION ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT, REPRESENTED BY THE ASST. SECRETARY, THRISSUR CORPORATION. 4. K.P.GOPALAN, SUB ENGINEER, THRISSUR CORPORATION ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT, THRISSUR CORPORATION, THRISSUR. 5. P.K.SUBASH, SUB ENGINEER, THRISSUR CORPORATION ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT, THRISSUR CORPORATION, THRISSUR. 6. S.J.JAYAKUMAR, SUB ENGINEER, THRISSUR CORPORATION, ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT, THRISSUR CORPORATION, THRISSUR. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN - R1 ADV. SRI. K.B MOHANDAS - R2 & R3 ADV. SMT.G.P.GEETHAMANI FOR R5 & 6 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.33516 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 12th January,2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an employee of the Electricity Department under the Thrissur Corporation. He entered service as a Electricity Worker pursuant to the selection conducted by the Public Service Commission. According to the petitioner, he is senior to respondents 4 to 6. Even though he was promoted as Overseer and later as Sub Engineer, it is submitted that he has been reverted overlooking his seniority. Petitioner has filed Exhibit-P9 representation before the 1st respondent pointing out the fact that his reversion for retaining his junior is improper. Therefore the 1st respondent will consider and pass orders on Exhibit-P9 with notice to the petitioner and respondents 2 and 4 to 6, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma 2 3 4 5