IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.K.DENESAN MONDAY, THE 18TH DECEMBER 2006 / 27TH AGRAHAYANA 1928 WP(C).No. 33447 of 2006(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ P.NIRMALA DEVI, W/O.P.K.AYYAPPAN, AGED 54 YEARS, RESEARCH OFFICER, DISTRICT OFFICE, ECONOMICS & STATISTICS, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ECONOMICS AFFAIRS, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF ECONOMICS & STATISTICS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DISTRICT OFFICE, ECONOMICS & STATISTICS, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR DISTRICT-3. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.BIJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/12/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.K.DENESAN, J ------------------------------- W.P.(C)NO. 33447 of 2006 ------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of December, 2006 JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as Research Officer in the Economic and Statistics Department. Taking into consideration the date of declaration of her probation, DPC had found her fit to be promoted to the post of Research Officer and based on that, promotion was ordered. Subsequently the second respondent passed Ext.P4 order declaring the statutory completion of the probation of the petitioner in the cadre of Research Assistant/Statistical Inspector/Extension Officer with retrospective effect from 5.9.1997. The petitioner approached the Government for a direction to refix the date of her promotion to the post of Research Officer consistent with Ext.P4. Though the Government have taken a decision to hold the ad hoc meeting of the DPC, the same has not so far taken effect. In the circumstances, the petitioner has filed Exts.P10 and P10(a) before the Government requesting to expedite the convening of the meeting to reassign her retrospective promotion to the post of Research Officer, consequential seniority and to grant promotion to the higher post of Assistant Director. Having not received any reply, she has approached this Court. W.P.(C)No.33447/2006 2 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that unless directions are issued by this Court, the legitimate claim of the petitioner is likely to go unnoticed. 3. I have heard the learned Government Pleader for the respondents. 4. In the circumstances, there shall be an order directing the first respondent to take up for consideration Exts.P10 and P10(a) immediately and to pass orders in accordance with law. This shall be done within one month on the petitioner producing a copy of the judgment along with a copy of the writ petition. The writ petition is disposed of as above. K.K.DENESAN, JUDGE css/ W.P.(C)No.33447/2006 3