IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2009 / 17TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 11689 of 2009(E) -------------------------- PETITIONERS --------------- 1. BINDU G, W/0 HARIKUMAR, AGED 42 YEARS, LAKSHMI SADANAM, KALANJOOR P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, 689694, WORKING AS LAST GRADE SERVANT, PEON, ENADIMANGALAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH, ENADIMANGALAM P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 2. LATHA C.G., W/0 RAJU, 50 YEARS KALEECKAL PADEETTATHIL, CHERAVALLY, KAYAMKULAM P.O., WORKING AS LAST GRADE SERVANT, PEON, KADAPRA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 3. KHAMARUDEEN, S/0 ABDUL LATHEEF, AGED 40 YEARS NAVAROJI PURAYIDAM, LAJANATH WARD, ALAPPUZHA, WORKING AS LAST GRADE SERVANT, PEON, AYROOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH. BY ADV. SRI.P.SREEKUMAR SRI.K.S.MANU (PUNUKKONNOOR) RESPONDENTS ---------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENTDEPARTMENT, GOVERNMNET SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATHS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATHS, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 11689 of 2009 --------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of April, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioners herein are working as last grade servants namely Peons in Enadimangalam, Kadapra and Ayroor Grama Panchayats. The petitioners are seeking for a direction to grant promotions to the qualified Peons under the 3rd respondent by reckoning the date of occurrence of the vacancies and the date of acquisition of the qualifications. 2. The petitioners are seeking for promotion in the vacancies earmarked for the last grade servants. The first petitioner has filed Ext.P5 representation pointing out that if appropriate action was taken to fill up the vacancies, they would have obtained the promotion already. Ext.P5 representation is filed only by the first petitioner. The learned counsel for the petitioners prayed that petitioners 2 and 3 also may be allowed to file a similar representation, and the same may be directed to be considered on merits along with Ext.P5. wpc: 11689 of 2009 2 In the result, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider Ext.P5 and similar representations to be filed by the petitioners 2 and 3 and pass orders on the same, in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment along with the claims of any other qualified and eligible persons. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE bps