IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 29TH JUNE 2009 / 8TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 18022 of 2009(W) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- C.V.UNNIKRISHNAN, S/O.VASUDEVAN WORKING AS SENIOR READER, GOVERNMENT PRESS,KANNUR NOW RESIDING AT CHANDATIL HOUSE, P.P.II/372-D PALLIKKUNNU PO, KANNUR 670004. BY ADV. MR .V.PHILIP MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY KERALA GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF PRINTING GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P.(C) No. 18022 of 2009 G =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this the 29th day of June, 2009 JUDGMENT Heard Sri.V.Philip Mathews, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Smt.Anu Sivaraman, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2. The petitioner, who is presently working as Senior Reader in the Government Press, Kannur has filed this writ petition challenging Ext.P3 preliminary seniority list of Copy Holder, Reader Gr.II, Reader Gr.I and Senior Reader. The petitioner has also prayed for a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents not to revert him from the post of Senior Reader based on Ext.P3 seniority list. The petitioner's grievance appears to be that ignoring G.O(MS) No.50/94/H.Edn. dated 28-3-1994 and Circular No.32775/93/G2 dated 29/3/2004 issued by the second respondent, the second respondent has in Ext.P3 preliminary seniority list treated his transfer from Government Press, Shornur to Government Press, Kannur as inter district transfer. 3. The pleadings disclose that the petitioner has filed Ext.P5 objection to be proposal in Ext.P3 to treat his transfer from Government Press, Shornur to Government Press, Kannur as inter district transfers. Since Ext.P3 is only a preliminary seniority list and not a final seniority W.P.(C) No. 18022/09 2 list, I am of the opinion that the petitioner should await the decision of the Director of of Printing before seeking the intervention of this Court. I accordingly dispose of this writ petition with the direction that the Director of Printing shall while finalizing Ext.P3 preliminary seniority list have due regard to the objection set out by the petitioner in Ext.P5 and the stand taken by the Government in G.O.(MS) No.50/94/H.Edn. dated 28/3/1994 and the Director himself in the Circular dated 29/3/1994. The Director shall while finalizing the proposal in Ext.P3 specifically deal with the contentions raised by the petitioner and give reasons in support of his conclusions. The Director of Printing shall after the final seniority list is published, communicate a copy thereof together with the proceedings to the petitioner. If the petitioner is aggrieved by the rank and seniority assigned to him in the final seniority list, it will be open to him to challenge the same in other appropriate proceedings. The contentions of the petitioner on the merits are kept open. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. mn.