IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2008 / 2ND ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 13260 of 2008(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ V.V.PUSHPARAJAN, TECHNICAL ASSISTANT (HIGHER GRADE), REGIONAL CHEMICAL EXAMINER'S LABORATORY, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAY SMT.N.SANTHA SRI.PETER JOSE CHRISTO SRI.S.A.ANAND RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM PIN 695 001. 2. CHIEF CHEMICAL EXAMINER TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, CHEMICAL EXAMINER'S LABORATORY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN 695 035. 3. DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE(LOWER), CHEMICAL EXAMINER'S LABORATORY DEPARTMENT, REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENER, THE CHIEF CHEMICAL EXAMINER TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, CHEMICAL EXAMINER'S LABORATORY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM PIN 695 035. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR R1-3 SRI.NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1- TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.E.355/2007/CE DATED 13/14.6.2007 OF THE CHIEF CHEMICAL EXAMINER ADDRESSED TO THE JOINT CHEMICAL EXAMINER, REGIONAL CHEMICAL EXAMINER'S LABORATORY, KOZHIKODE EXT.P2- TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT DATED 4.9.07 EXT.P3- TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT DATED 4.4.08 EXT.P4- TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE INTERVIEW MEMO ISSUED TO THE CANDIDATES SPONSORED BY EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE (TRUE COPY) P.A TO JUDGE V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).13260/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner has approached this Court aggrieved by the delay in the appointment to the post of Junior Scientific Officer. Following order has been passed by this Court on 11.6.2008 pursuant thereto. “Government Pleader seeks tome to get instructions as t the time frame within which DPC for the post of Junior Scientific Officer can be convened as proposed in the letter dated 23.5.2008 addressed by the Additional Chief Secretary to the petitioner.” 2. Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that DPC will be convened at the earliest, at any rate, within a period of four months from today. 3. In the result, writ petition is disposed of directing the Government to convene DPC for the post of Junior W.P.(C).132602008 2 Scientific Officer as early as possible, at any rate, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Interim order already passed on 18.4.2008 shall continue till the DPC is convened and the select list is published. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs