IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 28TH JANUARY 2008 / 8TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 2154 of 2008(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ R.BALACHANDRAN, RATIONING INSPECTOR, TALUK SUPPLY OFFICE, RANNI, PATHANAMTHITTA DIST. BY ADV. SRI.R.RAJASEKHARAN PILLAI SMT.SABINA JAYAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIRECTOR, FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BEJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).2154/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 28th day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT The challenge in this writ petition is essentially against Ext.P5 which is a provisional seniority list of Officers in the cadre of Rationing Inspectors for deputation to the Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation as on 31.12.2007. Learned Government Pleader points out that Ext.P5 is only a provisional list and the petitioner has filed his objections thereto. Learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Rajasekharan Pillai, points out that the petitioner is entitled to be promoted as Assistant Taluk Supply Officer and actually his juniors have already been promoted. He further submits that he had been promoted as Assistant Taluk Supply Officer, he would not have been included in Ext.P5 list. It is further submitted that once his seniority is finalized, it is quite possible that the petitioner would be excluded therefrom. 2. After having heard both sides, Writ petition is disposed of directing the third respondent to finalize the W.P.(C).2154/2008 2 seniority list of the officers in the Cadre of Rationing Inspectors for deputation to the Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after hearing the petitioner and any other affected person. 3. It is made clear that if the petitioner is deputed to the Civil Supplies Corporation, in the meanwhile, it shall be subject to the final seniority list. It is further made clear that if the petitioner is found eligible for promotion to the post of Assistant Taluk Supply Officer, in the course of implementation of the directions contained in Ext.P1 judgment, and even if the petitioner is included in the final seniority list to be published in terms of the directions issued, the same will be reviewed on the basis of his promotion as Assistant Taluk Supply Officer. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs