IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 4TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 13TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 33491 of 2010(J) --------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- ABDUL SALEEM.K, HAVILDAR 2107, HEAD QUARTER COMPANY, KAP-II BATTALION, MUTTIKULANGARA, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.V.V.ASOKAN SRI.P.P.RAMACHANDRAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-10. 2. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, ARMED POLICE BATTALIAN HEAD QUARTER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-10. 3. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-10. ADV. MR. ANTONY MUKKATH- GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.33491 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of November, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner has certain grievance regarding seniority in the cadre of Police Constables in the Kerala Police Department and his entitlement for promotion as 'Havildar'. In respect thereof, the petitioner has filed Ext.P5 representation before the third respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the third respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the third respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd