IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 20TH DECEMBER 2010 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 37728 of 2010(M) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): -------------------- KRISHNAKUMAR.P.K., PORATTU VEEDU, KANNANKULANGARA, THRIPUNITHURA.P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.V.E.ABDUL GAFOOR SRI.A.MOHAMMED SAVAD RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, VIKAS BHAVAN,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 001. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.T.T.MUHAMOOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 37728 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 20th day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Guest Faculty working in the Sree Sankaracharya University Kalady. He is 41 years old and he has 7 years' service as Guest Lecturer. Now he has passed the maximum age prescribed for regular appointment in the University. According to the petitioner, because of delay in framing the special rules, no permanent appointments were made in the music colleges under the University for the last 25 years. Special rules have now been framed. The petitioner aspires for regular appointment in RLV College of Music and Fine Arts, Thripunithura. But because of the maximum age limit prescribed, the petitioner is unable to apply. According to the petitioner, since for the last 25 years there was no regular appointment to Faculties in music colleges for want of framing of special rules, the petitioner is entitled to relaxation in upper age limit. W.P.(C)No. 37728 of 2010 -2- Seeking this relief the petitioner has filed Ext.P6 representation before the 1st respondent. Petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6 as expeditiously as possible. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/-