IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 23RD MARCH 2010 / 2ND CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 9819 of 2010(B) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. ACHUTHAN N.S., P.C.1287, THIRUNELLI POLICE STATION. 2. LAKSHMANAN O.N., GRADE HC 1289, SULTHAN BATHERY POLICE STATION. 3. ASHOKAN V.M., GRADE HC 1299, SULTHAN BATHERY POLICE STATION. 4. MANI, PC 1295, KENICHIRA POLICE STATION. 5. SREEDHARAN, PC 1297, AMBALAVAYAL POLICE STATION. 6. SURENDRAN K., GRADE HC 1309, TRAFFIC UNIT, SULTHAN BATHERY. 7. VIJAYAN P.P. PC 1310, AMBALAVAYAL POLICE STATION. 8. MURALI, PC 1507, AMBALAVAYAL POLICE STATION. 9. SURENDRAN, PC 1509, KENICHIRA POLICE STATION. 10. ASKAR ALI, PC 1599, MEPPADI POLICE STATION. 11. YELDHO V.J., PC 1745, TRAFFIC UNIT, KALPETTA. 12. VIJAYAN V., PC 1687, TRAFFIC UNIT, KALPETTA. 13. MOHANAN M., PC 1687, TRAFFIC UNIT, KALPETTA. 14. DHAMODHARAN, PC 1734, MANANTHAVADY POLICE STATION. BY ADV. SRI.BRIJESH MOHAN SMT.RESMI G. NAIR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, KANNUR RANGE, KANNUR. 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, WAYANAD. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P. (C) No. 9819 OF 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 23rd day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are Police Constables. They were originally appointed in different Police Battalions and subsequently transferred to various Armed Reserves Battalion. It is from there that they got transfer to various Armed reserved Battalion in Wayanad District. Normally, the posting of the persons in the Armed Reserves to the local police depends upon the seniority in the Armed Reserve Service. The said seniority list in the Armed Services in Wayanad District was finalized on 8.12.2007. Thereafter, another provisional seniority list was published on 4.2.2009 and the same was finalized on 17.2.2009. According to the petitioners they were given their due seniority. After such finalization, yet another provisional seniority list for the same period was published on 11.6.2009 and in the said provisional seniority list their seniority positions were detrimentally altered. The grievance of the petitioners is that without hearing the objections of the petitioners, the said provisional list published WPC.9819 of 2010 : 2 : on 11.6.2009 was finalized as per Ext.P1 dated 16.11.2009. Feeling aggrieved by the said finalization of their seniority as per Ext.P1, the petitioners have preferred statutory representations provided as per Rule 27B of Part II of the Kerala State and Subordinate Services Rules. Exts.P2 to P15 are the statutory representations so filed before the first respondent. 2. Considering the fact that Ext.P2 to P15 are statutory representations submitted by the petitioners in terms of the provisions under Rule 27B of Part II KS &SSR, the first respondent is bound to consider the same. Therefore, there shall be a direction to the first respondent to consider Exts.P2 to P15 representations and pass orders thereon expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Needless to say that the petitioners as also the persons who are likely to be affected in case of a decision favourable to the petitioners, shall be afforded with opportunity of being heard, before passing orders thereon. This Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma