IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 22ND MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 4581 of 2009(U) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- R.NANDAKUMARAN, SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA), GENERAL NO., FORT, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN SMT.M.A.ZOHRA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE LAND REVENUE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERATE OF LAND REVENUE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. GANESAN, DEPUTY COLLECTOR, LAND ACQUSITION, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY G.P.SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.4581 of 2009-U - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 11th day of February, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as Special Tahsildar in the Land Revenue Department at Palakkad. His first entry is to the cadre of Village Assistant on 19.6.1976. He was promoted as Deputy Tahsildar on 28.2.2001 and thereafter as Tahsildar on 20.2.2006. In Ext.P1 draft seniority list of Tahsildars, he was assigned rank No.328. The petitioner has filed Ext.P4 objection regarding the same. He has passed the Department Test on 15.12.2005 which is evidenced by Ext.P3 certificate. But when the final seniority list was published, his name was not included. 2. The petitioner has filed a statutory representation as per Ext.P5 before the second respondent. According to the petitioner, he is entitled for a placement in between rank Nos.169 and 170. 3. The second respondent will consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 within a period of one month from the date of production of a copy of this judgment, since it is submitted that the petitioner is due to retire on 30.3.2009. Affected parties, if any, will also be issued notice in the matter. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/