IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 14TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 23RD BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 28386 of 2010(W) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- C.B.JOHNSON, UPPER DIVISON CLERK, CORPORATION OF KOCHI,BOAT JETTY,ERNAKULAM KOCHI 682 011. BY ADV. MR.K.JAJU BABU MRS.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI MRS.BRIJESH MOHAN MRS.T.R.SADEESAN MRS.T.S.SHYAM PRASANTH RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS, TRIVANDRUM 695 001. 2. CORPORATION OF KOCHI,BOAT JETTY, ERNAKULAM,KOCHI 682 011,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. ADV. MR. S. RAMESH BABU – SC MR. ARAVINDA KUMAR BABU T.K. - GOVT. PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.28386 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of September, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner joined as a Lower Division Clerk in the Panchayat Common Service in 1982 and came over to the Municipal Common Service through option with effect from 1.4.1990. According to the petitioner, commensurate with his seniority and test qualification, the petitioner is eligible and entitled to be promoted as Upper Division Clerk and also for inclusion in the seniority list. Claiming retrospective promotion and inclusion in the seniority list, published as per Ext.P1, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P2 representation before the first respondent. For the present, the petitioner would be satisfied with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the second respondent. W.P.(c)No.28386/10 2 Having heard both sides, 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 rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(c)No.28386/10 3