IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 22ND NOVEMBER 2010 / 1ST AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 34156 of 2010(T) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ P.SURENDRAN, PUTHENPURACKAL, ARYAD NORTH P.O., ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.B.GOPAKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, JALA BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM P.O., PIN-695 001. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P.H.DIVISION, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, ALAPPUZHA, PIN-688 001. 3. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER (VIG & GL), KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 001. R1 TO R3 BY ADV. SMT.AMBIKA DEVI, SC, KWA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/11/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.34156 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of November, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner applied for selection to the post of Driver in the Kerala Water Authority, pursuant to notification issued by the Kerala Public Service Commission inviting applications, on 24.9.1994. Pursuant to that selection, the petitioner was ultimately appointed on 14.2.2003. The petitioner is due to retire on 31.3.2011. According to the petitioner, in view of the long delay in completing the selection process, the petitioner lost valuable service and as a result, the petitioner does not have minimum service for minimum pension. The petitioner found out that as per the horoscope of the petitioner, his date of birth is later than what is shown in his school register. He tried to correct the school register. But, the petitioner was informed that only those who have studied upto SSLC can get the same corrected. The petitioner, therefore, submitted Exts.P5 and P6 applications for correction of his date of birth on the basis of the W.P.(C)No.34156/10 2 horoscope. The petitioner submits that he filed Ext.P5 immediately after entering service on 22.12.2003. The same was followed up by Ext.P6 dated 18.9.2010. The petitioner seeks a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P5 and P6 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Kerala Water Authority also. I am of opinion that Exts.P5 and P6 can be better considered by the Managing Director of the Kerala Water Authority himself. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P5 and P6 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(C)No.34156/10 3 W.P.(C)No.34156/10 4