IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 30TH OCTOBER 2008 / 8TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 29690 of 2008(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- VALSARAJ.G., S.I. OF POLICE, H-980, POLICE TELECOMMUNICATION SUB UNIT KOZHIKODE CITY. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE,KERALA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. V.D.SUNNY, H.903, S.I.(TEL.), TELECOMMUNICATION SUB UNIT, THRISSUR. 5. K.ANANDAN, H.912, S.I. (TEL.), TELECOMMUNICATION SUB UNIT, THRISSUR. 6. K.SURENDRAN, H.910, S .I.(TELE.) HF CONTROL, TEL.COM.HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ================= W.P.(C).No.29690 of 2008 - H =============================== Dated this the 30th day of October, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner who is presently working as Sub Inspector of Police (Telecom) is aggrieved by Ext.P1 seniority list of Assistant Sub Inspectors of Police (Telecommunication) enlisted as on 1.4.1986. Aggrieved by Ext.P1 seniority list, the petitioner has filed Ext.P12 appeal before the State Government under Rule 27 B of Part II of the Kerala State and Subordinate Services Rules. In this writ petition the petitioner seeks a direction to first respondent to consider Ext.P13 appeal and pass orders thereon after affording him an opportunity of being heard. 2. Rule 27B of Part II of the Kerala State Subordinate Services Rules enables officers who are aggrieved by orders relating to seniority to move the Government for redressal of their grievances. In other words, Rule 27B confers on the petitioner, the right to file an appeal from Ext.P1. The petitioner has in Ext.P12 invoked the said provision. Such being the position, the Government is bound to consider the said appeal and take a decision thereon on the merits. W.P.(C).No.29690 of 2008 - H 2 3. In these circumstances, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the petitioner's contentions, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Secretary to Government, Home Department, to consider Ext.P12 appeal and pass orders thereon after affording the petitioner and respondents 4, 5 and 6 in this writ petition, an opportunity of being heard in person. Final orders on Ext.P12 shall be passed within four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. If the Secretary to Government feels that for disposing of Ext.P12 appeal, other persons named in Ext.P1 also have to be heard, it will be open to him to hear them as well. The writ petition is disposed of as above. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE bkn/-