IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH AUGUST 2010 / 27TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 26023 of 2010(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. RAJAN.C.P. DRIVER H.C. 7691, A.R. CAMP, KOZHIKODE RURAL. 2. PADMANABHAN M. DRIVER HC 6731, A.R. CAMP, KOZHIKODE RURAL. 3. RAJENDRAN.K.P., DRIVER HC 7034, A.R. CAMP, KOZHIKODE RURAL. 4. SURESH KUMAR A.P. DRIVER HC 6735, A.R. CAMP, KOZHIKODE RURAL. 5. G.ASOKAN, DRIVER HC 7695, A.R., KOZHIKODE RURAL. 6. MUHAMMEDKUTTY.M. DRIVER HC 6972, A.R., KOZHIKODE RURAL. 7. PADMANABHAN.M., DRIVER HC 6998, A.R., KOZHIKODE RURAL. 8. MOHAN DAS, DRIVER HC 7699, A.R., KOZHIKODE RURAL. 9. ABU.K.P. ARUMURAR HC 7025 A.R., KOZHIKODE RURAL. 10. GANESH.A. DRIVER HC 8279, A.R., KOZHIKODE RURAL. 11. RAMESAN.K.CHALIL, DRIVER HC 8283, A.R., KOZHIKODE RURAL. 12. DAYANANDAN, DRIVER HC 8248, A.R., KOZHIKODE RURAL. 13. BABU.T.E., DRIVER HC 8274, A.R., KOZHIKODE RURAL. /2/ 14. RAMESH BABU.P., DRIVER HC 8247, A.R., KOZHIKODE RURAL. 15. BOBY ANDREWS, DRIVER HC 8216, A.R., KOZHIKODE RURAL. 16. VISWANATHAN, DRIVER HC 8808, A.R., KOZHIKODE RURAL. 17. GIREESH DAYAN, DRIVER HC 8238, A.R., KOZHIKODE RURAL. 18. SIVAKUMAR.P.K.,DRIVER HC 8806, A.R., KOZHIKODE RURAL. 19. GOPALAKRISHNAN, DRIVER HC 8280 A.R., KOZHIKODE RURAL. 20. RADHAKRISHNAN, GF 8412, A.R., KOZHIKODE RURAL. BY ADV. SRI.V.V.ASOKAN SRI.P.P.RAMACHANDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-10. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAUPRAM-10. 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOZHIKODE RURAL,KOZHIKODE-673001. 4. THE CITY POLICE COMMISSIONER, KOZHIKODE CITY, KOZHIKODE-673001. 5. COMMANDANT, KERALA ARMED POLICE, 2ND BATTALION, MUTTIKULANGARA.P.O., PALAKKAD-678594. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ARAVINDHKUMAR BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO.26023 OF 2010(C) -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioners, except petitioners No.9 and 20, are Drivers in the Head Constable Category in the Police Service. Petitioners No.9 and 20 are Cooks. The claim in the writ petition is that their previous military service should be reckoned for the purpose of Higher Grade. It is stated that by Exts.P4 and P5 judgments such claims have already been upheld by this court and benefits thereunder have been extended by the Government by Ext.P6 order. Petitioners submit that they filed Ext.P7 and other similar representations claiming identical benefits before the 3rd respondent and that the 3rd respondent had still not taken any decision on the said representations. It is in these circumstances the writ petition is filed. 2. Taking into account the facts as stated above and as according to the petitioner the representations filed by them are pending consideration of the 3rd respondent, I direct the 3rd respondent to consider Ext.P7 and similar representations said to have been filed by the petitioners. Orders in that behalf shall be WPC.No.26023 /2010 :2 : passed as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within 6 weeks from the date of production of copy of the judgment. Writ Petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/