IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 4TH OCTOBER 2007 / 12TH ASWINA 1929 WP(C).No. 28239 of 2007(J) ------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- K.A.SEENA, ASSISTANT LECTURER, WOMENS' POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, KALAMASSERY, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.SAJAN MANNALI RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVT., MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, WOMEN'S POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, KALAMASSERRY, ERNAKULAM. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.A.J.VARGHESE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/10/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ WP(C) No. 28239 of 2007 - J ------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of October, 2007 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an Assistant Lecturer in Architecture working in the Women's Polytechnic College, Kalamassery, Ernakulam under the Director of Technical Education, Thiruvananthapuram. She aspires for promotion as Lecturer for which she claims to be duly qualified from 2000 onwards. The complaint of the petitioner is that although there are vacancies, her request for promotion is not being considered properly. The petitioner has filed Exts.P1 to P4 representations in this regard. The petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to consider and dispose of Exts.P1 to P4 in accordance with law, expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, there would be a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Exts.P1 to P4, in WP(C) NO. 28239 of 2007 :-2-: accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. This writ petition is disposed of as above. S. SIRI JAGAN, Judge Mbs/ WP(C) NO. 28239 of 2007 :-3-: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. -------------------------------------------- O.P.NO. OF 2001 ------------------------------------ J U D G M E N T DATED: -0-2007 WP(C) NO. 28239 of 2007 :-4-: