IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH JANUARY 2009 / 24TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 1537 of 2009(G) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. ANITHA PANICKER T.P., NARAKUZHIYIL HOUSE, UMBIDI P.O., THOTTAKAD (VIA), KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 2. P.K. RAGINI DEVI, PUTHIYAPARAMBIL HOUSE, PATTITHLANAM P.O., EATTUMANOOR, KOTTAYAM DIST. BY ADV. SRI.S.ANANTHAKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SCHEDULE CAST DEVELOPMENT DEPARMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 2. THE KERALA STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR S.C. & S.T. LTD., REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, P.B. NO. 523, TOWN HALL ROAD, TRISSUR. R1 BY G.P. SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN R2 BY S.C. SHRI M.K. CHANDRAMOHAN DAS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 1537 of 2009-G - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 14th day of January, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioners are employees of the second respondent Corporation. They are working in the Regional Office of the second respondent at Kottayam in the post of Assistant/Accountant Grade I. The first petitioner joined service on 5.2.1987 as Assistant Grade II. The service of the first petitioner was regularised on 4.6.1994 as per Ext.P1 and later, she was promoted to the post of Assistant/Accountant Grade I as per Ext.P2. The second petitioner is a graduate and she was appointed by the second respondent as Assistant/Accountant Grade II as per Ext.P6 order. Presently, it is contended that they are qualified for further promotion. Ext.P11 is the provisional seniority list of Assistant Grade I. Prior to the publication of Ext.P11, the petitioners have been notionally promoted as Assistant/Accountant Grade I. The petitioners have been placed as serial Nos.25 and 44 respectively in Ext.P11. Complaining about the denial of due seniority, the petitioners have submitted Exts.P12, P13, P16, P17, P18, P19, P22 and P23 representations before the second respondent. 2. Heard learned Standing Counsel for the second respondent WPC 1537/2009 2 Corporation also. There will be a direction to the second respondent to consider the above representations in accordance with law and pass appropriate orders, after hearing the petitioners and any other affected parties, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioners will be free to supplement the above representations by filing an appropriate representation at the time of hearing. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/