IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 8TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 19TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 3943 of 2010(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. V.PRAKASH, HEAD SURVEYOR, OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT-RESURVEY, KUTTANAD, MANCOMBU, THEKKEKARA PL.O., ALAPPUZHA. 2. S.ANSAD, HEAD SURVEYOR, OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT-RESURVEY, ALAPPUZHA. 3. K.S.AJIKUMAR, HEAD SURVEYOR, OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT-RESURVEY, KARAMANA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.KRB.KAIMAL, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.ANIL K.NAIR SRI.T.ISSAC SRI.B.UNNIKRISHNA KAIMAL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE (LOWER) FOR SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS SERVICE, REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENER-DIRECTOR OF SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS, VAZHUTHACAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS, VAZHUTHACAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. P.V.VIJAYAKUMAR, SUPERINTENDENT, RESURVEY, PATTAMBI. 5. A.V.DAMODARAN, DO. DO. THALIPARAMBA. 6. K.DHARMAN, DO. DO. ADOOR. 7. SURESAN KANICHERIYIL, SUPERINTENDENT, DISTRICT ESTABLISHMENT SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS, KANNUR. 8. PRADEEPAN MINNADAN, SUPERINTENDENT, RESURVEY OFFICE, KASARGOD. 9. D.MOHAN DEV, -DO- PATHANAMTHITTA. 10. SWAPNA MELUKKADAVAN, -D0- MANANTHAVADY. 11. M.A.ASHA, -DO- OTTAPALAM. 12. J.SUNANDA BAI, -DO- THRISSUR. G.P. SHRI.O.P.NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 3943 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 8th day of February, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are Head Surveyors in the Survey and Land Records Department, who are aggrieved by their non-inclusion in the select list for the post of Superintendents of Survey. Challenging the select list published, the petitioners have filed Exts.P4 to P6 representations before the 2nd respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P4 to P6 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P4 to P6, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2