IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 24TH MAY 2011 / 3RD JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 13861 of 2011(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- A.A.PRASAD, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, QUALITY CONTROL, DISTRICT AGRICULTURE OFFICE, THRISSUR-680 001. BY ADV. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. SMT.POOJA SURENDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURE, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE (HIGHER)FOR PREPARING THE SELECT LIST FOR PROMOTIO TO THE CATEGORY OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENOR, SECRETARY TO GOVT., AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. SRI.THIRUMALESWARA BHAT, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, DISTRICT AGRICULTURE OFFICE, KASARAGOD. 5. ANCY PHILIP, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURE, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. K.A.AISHABI, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, THOONERI BLOCK, THOONERI, KOZHIKODE DIST. 7. V.S.ROY, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, THALIKULAM BLOCK, P.O.NATTIKA, THRISSUR. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 13861 of 2011 ================== Dated this the 24th day of May, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as an Assistant Director in the Agriculture Department. He aspires for promotion as Deputy Director. But he has not been included in the select list prepared by the Departmental Promotion Committee. The petitioner has, therefore, filed Ext.P5 representation before the 1st respondent in this regard. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge