IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID FRIDAY, THE 9TH DECEMBER 2011 / 18TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 32849 of 2011(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER : --------------------- N.P.SAJEESH, S/O.P.BHASKARAN, `SREYAS', PADANNAKKARA, PINARAYI P.O., PIN-670 741, (CONDUCTOR KSRTC, THALASSERY). BY ADV. SRI.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT) RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 023. 2. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION) KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 023. 3. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THALASSERY - 670 101. R1 TO R3 BY ADV. SRI. BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...2/- WP(C).No. 32849 of 2011(E) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE ADVISE MEMO NO. PLA4-5183/96 DATED 21.8.1996 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION. EXT.P2 : COPY OF PROMOTION ORDER DATED 25.4.2011 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION. EXT.P3 : COPY OF PAGE NOS. 1 AND 34 OF THE GRADATION LIST OF CONDUCTORS AS ON 1.4.2009. EXT.P4 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 7.5.2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION. EXT.P4(a) : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 11.11.2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION. EXT.P5 : COPY OF JUDGMENT IN WA NO. 1471/2007 DATED 11.3.2010 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT. EXT.P5(a) : COPY OF JUDGMENT IN WA NO. 1179/2005 DATED 13.7.2005 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. EXT.P6 : COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WPC NO. 13718/2008 DATED 14.7.2009 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. EXT.P7 : COPY OF THE LETTER NO. PL-9-041258/2011 DATED 13.9.2011 SENT BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Mn HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 32849 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of December 2011. JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed for a direction commanding the respondents to grant the lawful cadre promotion of Station Master to the petitioner forthwith as provided by Rule 27 of KS&SSR and various decisions of this Court with effect from the date on which the petitioner's just junior was promoted to that post and other incidental reliefs. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Standing Counsel for the respondents. 3. The grievance of the petitioner is that though his rank No. is 823 in Ext.P3 gradation list, his name was omitted in the list, whereas his junior with rank No. 825 was promoted to the post. The petitioner filed Ext.P4 and P4(a) representations and the same are pending consideration before the Managing Director of the first respondent Corporation. W.P.(C) No.32849/2011 2 In the above circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the Managing Director of the first respondent Corporation to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P4(a) representation in the light of Ext.P6 judgment within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. The petitioner shall furnish a copy of the writ petition along with copy of this judgment to the Managing Director. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al