IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 18TH OCTOBER 2010 / 26TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 19972 of 2010(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.SHAJEESHKUMAR VILLAGE OFFICER, PANNIYANKARA,PO KALLAI, KOZHIKODE -3. BY ADV. SRI.N.SUGATHAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT REVENUE (C) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF LAND REVENUE PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDINGS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-33 GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.ARAVIND KUMAR BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.19972 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 18th day of October, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner complains that juniors to the petitioner have been promoted as Deputy Tahsildar on the ground that the petitioner has not passed the Chain Survey Test, which is a new test introduced by the Government for becoming eligible for promotion to the post of Deputy Tahsildar. The petitioner has filed Ext.P6 representation before the 2nd respondent in this regard. The petitioner now confines his relief for a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. All the contentions of the petitioner raised in respect of the subject matter are left open to be agitated again, if necessity arises. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2