IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 29TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 5384 of 2009(P) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- BINU KUMAR, S/O. PRABHAKARAN NAIR, AGED 37, WORKSHOP ATTENDER, WIREMAN TRADE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTE, DHANUVACHAPURAM. BY ADVS. MR.R.T.PRADEEP, MR..V.VIJULAL. RESPONDENT: ---------------------- DIRECTOR OF TRAINING, DIRECTORATE OF TRAINING, THYCADU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/02/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 5384 of 2009 --------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of February, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as Workshop Attender, Wireman Trade in the Industrial Training Institute, Dhanuvachapuram. He is a holder of National Trade Certificate and National Apprenticeship Certificate in that trade. He has worked as a Guest Lecturer for the period from 5.6.2000 to 24.4.2001 in the Industrial Training Institute, Dhanuvachapuram. 2. He entered in the service of Department of Industrial Training as Last Grade Servant and subsequently, he got promotion as Workshop Attender in the trade of Wireman. His present post is Workshop Attender in the trade of Wireman as evidenced by Ext.P4 order. The next promotion is to the post of Junior Instructor and the promotion is effected on the basis of the qualifications prescribed under the relevant rules. Apart from seniority, the criteria of acquisition of qualification has to be satisfied for getting promotion. According to the petitioner, there are 8 vacancies at present which are yet to be filled up. The petitioner had been moving the authorities from June 2008 onwards, seeking for grant of promotion to him. Ext.P5 to P9 wpc:5384 of 2009 2 are the requests made by him. He has pointed out that due to the retirement and promotion, there are many vacancies in the department. The petitioner has got a case that the promotions are not effected as some of the seniors have not acquired the required qualification, and the authorities are waiting for them to acquire the qualification. Be that as it may, since the petitioner has already filed appropriate representations Exts.P5, P7 and P9, there will be a direction to the respondent to consider the request for grant of promotion in accordance with the rules along with the claims of any other qualified persons available. Appropriate orders may be passed within 2 months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE bps