IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 13TH DECEMBER 2010 / 22ND AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 37083 of 2010(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. KRISHNAKUMAR P., DRIVER PC 4382, CRIME DETACHMENT, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. GOPALAN A., DRIVER HC 4349, DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 3. MOHANA DAS P., DRIVER PC 4784, DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 4. UNNIKRISHNAN M., DRIVER HC 3654, DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 5. JACOB P.P., DRIVER HC 3713, DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 6. APPUNNI K., DRIVER HC 3704, DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 7. BALACHANDRAN T., DRIVER HC 3831, DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 8. JOHN VARGHESE, DRIVER PC 3978, DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 9. MOHAN DASAN V.K., DRIVER HC 4231, DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 10. VENUGOPALAN K.V., DRIVER HC 4252, DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 11. SASIKUMAR N., DRIVER PC 4643, DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 12. VIDIADHARAN P., DRIVER PC 4640, DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 13. HARIDASAN V., DRIVER PC 4639, DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 14. RAVUNNI I., DRIVER HC 4637, DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 15. BOSE C.R., DRIVER PC 4646, DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 16. JAREESH M., DRIVER PC 4774, DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 17. SUNIL K., DRIVER PC 4780, DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.V.ASOKAN SRI.P.P.RAMACHANDRAN SMT.RUKHIYABI MOHD KUNHI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-10. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-10. 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE, MALAPPURAM-676505. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.37083 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 13th day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners in this writ petition are working in the Police Department. They claim that they had prior military service before joining the Police Department. According to them, in view of Exts.P2 and P3 judgments, and Ext.P1 Government order, the petitioners are entitled to have their prior military service reckoned for the purpose of higher grade and other benefits. In the above circumstances, the petitioners have filed Ext.P5 series of representations before the 2nd respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on those representations in the light of Exts.P2 to P3 judgments and the orders passed pursuant to those judgments, expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 series of representations, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. While passing orders, the 2nd respondent shall consider the applicability of Exts.P2 to P3 judgments as also Ext.P1 order to the facts of the petitioners' case. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2