IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 6TH JULY 2007 / 15TH ASHADHA 1929 WP(C).No. 10032 of 2007(T) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- T.G.SUKUMARAN, S/O.LATE GOVINDAN, RESIDING AT T.C.VII/865, KRISHNA, THOPPIL HOUSE, MUSEUM CROSS LANE, CHEMBUKKAVU, THRISSUR-680 020, ( RTD. DEPUTY COLLECTOR, LAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT) BY ADV. SRI.N.SUBRAMANIAM SRI.M.S.NARAYANAN RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. LAND REVENUE COMMISSIONER, PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BIJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/07/2007,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO: 10032/2007 T APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1. COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF GO P NO. 3000/98/FIN DT. 25/11/98. EXT.P2. COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF GO P NO. 783/97/RD 21/10/97. EXT.P3. COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE R2 AND R3 DT. 29/1/2003. EXT.P4. COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE R2 DT. 10/09/04. EXT.P5. COPY OF THE LETTER NO. 118143/PRCB/1/04/FIN BY THE JOINT SECRETARY TO GOVT. (FIN) DEPARTMENT. EXT.P6. COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P7. COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER ALONG WITH DOCUMENTS RECEIVED BY THE PETITIONER ON HIS APPLICATION UNDER THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT. True copy tga K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C) No.10032 of 2007 T ------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of July, 2007. JUDGMENT The petitioner retired from service as a Deputy Collector from the Land Revenue Department. Claiming promotion to the post of Senior Grade Deputy Collector with retrospective effect, the petitioner has preferred Exts.P3, P4, and P6 representations. Thereafter this writ petition is filed seeking appropriate reliefs. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the 2nd respondent may be directed to consider and pass orders on those representations on merit, in accordance with law. 2. Learned Government Pleader, upon instructions, submitted that those representations have been received and are pending. This writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to pass orders on the above said representations, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner, within three months form the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- (K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR) JUDGE sk/ //true copy//