IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND JANUARY 2008 / 12TH POUSHA 1929 OP.No. 13614 of 2001(U) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ N.K. RAJU, ASST. TOWN PLANNER, DISTRICT TOWN PLANNING OFFICE, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. CHIEF TOWN PLANNER, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF TOWN PLANNER, DEPRTMENT OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT. OF KERALA TRIVANDRUM. 2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM,. 3. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, TVM. BY SHRI BENJAMIN PAUL P., GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX EXT.P1-TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 12.2.2001 IN OP NO.4664/2000 OF THIS COURT EXT.P2-TRUE COPY OF ORDER DATED 17.3.2001 PASSED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT. EXT.P3-TRUE COPY OF LETTER DT.2.5.2000 FROM R1 TO R3 EXT.P4-TRUE COPY OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF DPC HELD ON 4.1.2001 EXT.P5-TRUE COPY OF LETTER DT.21.3.2001 FROM R1 TO PETITIONER EXT.P6-TRUE COPY OF LETTER DT.5.1.2001 FROM R1 TO SECRETARY TO GOVT. LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, TRIVANDRUM. // TRUE COPY // P.S. TO JUDGE T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O.P.NO.13614 of 2001-U - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 2nd day of January, 2008. JUDGMENT The petitioner has approached this court for various reliefs including a direction to the first respondent to promote him as Deputy Town Planner as per the select list prepared by the Departmental Promotion Committee evidenced by Ext.P4, in the vacancy available on cancellation of advice by the Public Service Commission for direct recruitment. 2. Presently, it is evident that the petitioner would have already obtained the promotion during the pendency of the original petition. Therefore, if the petitioner is having any further grievance regarding his seniority or any other like benefits, he will be free to move the appropriate authority for such reliefs. Without prejudice to the said right, the original petition is closed. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/ -2- T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O.P. No.13614 of 2001-U - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JUDGMENT 2nd January, 2008.