IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON FRIDAY, THE 4TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 13TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 29488 of 2011(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- V.SARASWATHI, IST GRADE DRAFTSMAN, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ROADS SUB DIVISION, PERINTHALMANNA. BY ADV. MR. K.JAJU BABU MS. M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI MR. BRIJESH MOHAN RESPONDENT: --------------- THE CHIEF ENGINEER (ADMINISTRATION), AND CONVENER DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE (LOWER), PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER, PUBLIC OFFICES BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-33. BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. E. M. ABDUL KHADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(c) NO. 29488 OF 2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE LIST OF IST GRADE DRAFTSMAN (CIVIL- DIPLOMA HOLDERS) PUBLISHED BY THE IST RESPONDENT. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.E83/5053/2010 DATED 26/4/11 ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY ORDER NO.DPC/10933/10 DATED 25/2/11 ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE IST RESPONDENT ON 29/7/11 THE SAME IS FORWARDED THROUGH PROPER CHANNEL. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P (C) No. 29488 of 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated, this the 4th day of November, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner has approached this Court with the following prayers : i. issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the 1st respondent to consider Ext. P4 and take immediate steps to include her name in Ext. P3 after conveying adhoc Departmental Promotion Committee and giver her the legitimate promotion on par with her juniors in Ext. P2 with all consequential benefits forthwith. ii. issue such other and further relief as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case; iii. Award costs to the petitioner. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, the petitioner will be satisfied, if a direction is given to the respondent to consider Ext. P4 in accordance with law, within a reasonable time. 3. Heard the learned Government Pleader as well. 4. In view of the limited nature of relief sought, this Court does not find it necessary to go in to the merits of the case. The Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext. P4, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. W.P. (C) No. 29488 of 2011 : 2 : Petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment along with copy of the Writ Petition before the respondent for further steps. Sd/ P. R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE kmd