IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER 2010 / 1ST POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 37166 of 2010(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. PREMKUMAR T.S, MECHANIC, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, TRIPUNITHURA. 2. RAMACHANDRAN K.T, MECHANIC, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, MUKKAM, PO KUMARAMANGALAM,KOZHIKODE. 3. DINESAN K, MECHANIC, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, KANNUR. 4. BIJU T.K, MECHANIC, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, PATHANAMTHITTA. 5. MUHAMMED SHERIF, MECHANIC, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KOTTAYAM. 6. P.SUNILKUMAR,MECHANIC, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PUTHIYARA, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN SMT.PREETHI KESAVAN SRI.T.C.KRISHNA SRI.C.ANIL KUMAR SMT.ASHA K.SHENOY SRI.PRATAP ABRAHAM VARGHESE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001 2. THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURE VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001 3. A. VEERANKUTTY, STORE IN CHARGE, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, AGRICULTURE. P.O. PUTHIYATHURA, KOZHIKODE. ADD. R3 IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER IN I.A.17652/2010 DT.22.12.2010. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P. NANDAKUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 37166 of 2010 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 22nd day of December, 2010. J U D G M E N T Petitioners are mechanics working in the Agriculture Department of the Government of Kerala. They are diploma holders in mechanical engineering and are eligible for promotion as agricultural engineers in accordance with Exts.P1 and P2 Special Rules. In this writ petition, they apprehend that the 1st respondent is likely to treat two year diploma earlier used to be granted by the Kerala Agricultural University as equivalent to three year diploma in agriculture engineering, which cannot be done under law, insofar as the contents of the two courses are not equal. In the above circumstances, the 2nd petitioner has filed Ext. P4 before the 1st respondent. The petitioners now seek a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P4 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. P4 after affording an opportunity of being heard to all concerned, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE.