IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 23RD JULY 2010 / 1ST SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 23073 of 2010(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. THE KERALA PANCHAYAT DEPARTMENT MINISTERIAL STAFF ASSOCIATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, SHRI.E.SIRAJUDEEN, HEAD CLERK, DEVIKULANGARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 2. P.SADANANDAN, SPECIAL GRADE SECRETARY, CHEMBILOD GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.KRB.KAIMAL, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.B.UNNIKRISHNA KAIMAL SRI.V.MADHUSUDHANAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.ARAVINDKUMAR BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 23073 OF 2010 (H) ===================== Dated this the 23rd day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T First petitioner is an Association representing ministerial employees of the Panchayat Department and the second petitioner is a Special Grade Secretary. Ext.P6 is the provisional seniority list published by the 2nd respondent. 2. The main contention of the petitioners is that the seniority assigned in Ext.P6 is against the directions of the Apex Court as contained in Ext.P5 order. Raising all their objections, petitioners have filed Exts.P7 and P8 and complaint is that the finalisation of the provisional seniority list is unduly delayed, and that, in the meanwhile, promotions are effected, based on Ext.P6. 3. As at present, the seniority list is only provisional and therefore, the matter has to be finalized dealing with the objections raised by the affected parties. That apart, even if any further action is taken on the basis of Ext.P6, that will also be provisional. 4. Now that objections have been filed against Ext.P6, necessarily, the 2nd respondent shall finalise the seniority list WPC No. 23073/10 :2 : considering the objections that have been received in response to Ext.P6. This the 2nd respondent shall do, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 8 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. 5. Petitioners shall produce a copy of this judgment before the 2nd respondent for compliance. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp