IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH JULY 2011 / 5TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20422 of 2011(C) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- K.C.BABU, SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VENGARA POLICE STATION, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAY SMT.N.SANTHA SRI.K.A.BALAN SRI.PETER JOSE CHRISTO SRI.S.A.ANAND RESPONDENT(S): --------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN 695001. 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE AND STATE POLICE CHIEF, POLICE HEADQUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN 695 014. 3. THE DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE (LOWER), POLICE DEPARTMENT, REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENER, THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE AND STATE POLICE CHIEF, POLICE HEADQUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN 695014. BY BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 20422/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE RELEVANT EXTRACT OF THE MINUTES OF THE DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE (LOWER) HELD ON 04/02/2011. P2: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 04/03/2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE AND STATE POLICE CHIEF. P3: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 28/06/2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE CONVENER, DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE (L). P4: COPY OF THE ORDER NO.A2/PR/3/A/2010/TSR (TSRO 221/2010/TSR) DATED 05/10/2010 OF THE IG OF POLICE, THRISSUR RANGE. P5: COPY OF THE ORDER NO.A2/PR/40/2009/TSR(TSRO 221/2010/STR) DATED 12/11/2010 OF THE IG OF POLICE, THRISSUR RANGE. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 20422 OF 2011 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of July, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as Sub Inspector of Police, Vengara. The grievance of the petitioner is pertaining to his supersession in the matter of promotion to the post of Circle Inspector of Police. The petitioner filed a petition to know the reason for his supersession under the Right to Information Act. The piece of information furnished to him would reveal the reasons for his supersession as imposition of certain minor penalties and also pendency of an oral and a non-oral enquiries. Exts.P4 and P5 would reveal that the oral and non-oral enquiries which were pending against the petitioner were culminated in his exoneration. In the circumstances, contending that there was absolutely no reason for superseding the petitioner in the matter of promotion to the post of Circle Inspector of Police, he preferred Exts.P2 and P3 representations before respondents 2 and 3 respectively. The said statutory representations are pending. Taking into account the fact that the petitioner has already preferred statutory representations viz., Exts.P2 and P3 before respondents W.P.(C) NO.20422 of 2011 2 2 and 3 respectively and the said representations are still pending, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents 2 and 3 to consider and pass orders on the said representations in accordance with law. This shall be done expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO.20422 of 2011 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. JUDGMENT September, 2010