IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR MONDAY, THE 1ST FEBRUARY 2010 / 12TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 3190 of 2010(W) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- BEEPATHUKUTTY, W/O. P. ISMAIL, AGED 48 YEARS, FOREMAN (BINDING), GOVERMENT PRESS, ERNAKULAM. BY ADVS. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.M.SAJJAD RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PRINTING TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN-R1 AND R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 3190 OF 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of February, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a Senior Foreman (Printing) working at Government Press, Ernakulam. According to her, she is fully qualified for promotion to the cadre of General Foreman. It is the further contention of the petitioner that she alone is the fully qualified candidate available in the department, for promotion to the said post. In the circumstances, she has approached the second respondent with a prayer to consider her claim for promotion to the post of General Foreman. Considering the fact that the said post is lying vacant and no other qualified person is available for consideration against that post, it is submitted that the second respondent may be directed to consider the claim raised as per Ext.P2 expeditiously. 2. Filling up of vacancies by effecting promotion is a matter to be considered by appropriate and competent authorities and therefore, this Court cannot issue a direction to fill up a particular post by promotion within a specified period. However, a qualified person in the feeder category is having the right for being considered for promotion. In that view of the matter, Ext.P2 is maintainable and the second respondent is the W.P.(C) NO.3190 2 competent authority to consider Ext.P2. Therefore, there shall be a direction to the second respondent to consider Ext.P2 and pass appropriate orders thereon expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO.3190 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. CRL. M.C. NO. O R D E R 3rd June, 2009