IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH OCTOBER 2010 / 28TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 30509 of 2010(K) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- AJITH KUMAR.B., ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOIL CONSERVATION, DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURE, CHALAI P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR (PANAMPALLI NAGAR), SRI.LUIZ GODWIN D'COUTH, SRI.K.P.CHANDRASEKHAR. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, AGRICULTURE (ESST.B) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/10/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. S.SIRI JAGAN, J. --------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 30509 OF 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of October, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as an Assistant Director in the Agriculture Department of the Government of Kerala, having been promoted by Ext.P1 order. As per the Special Rules the post of Assistant Director is to be filled up from among Soil Conservation Officer, graduate Assistant Engineers and promotee Assistant Engineers in the ratio of 5:2:1. According to the petitioner, the petitioner's category is entitled for 7 posts within a cadre strength of 27. But they were given only 6 posts even though they were entitled for 7 posts. If the correct ratio had been applied, according to the petitioner, the petitioner should have been promoted as Assistant Director on an anterior date. Seeking that relief petitioner has filed Ext.P2 representation. Petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 expeditiously. 2. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 as expeditiously as possible, at any W.P.(C) NO. 30509 OF 2010 2 rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and others who may be affected by a favourable decision in the petition. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE. mns