IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 23RD DECEMBER 2010 / 2ND POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 38318 of 2010(L) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- T.K.DEVARAJAN, AGED 75 YEARS, RETIRED PANCHAYATH INSPECTOR, S/O.KORAN MASTER (LATE), EDANAD EAST, P.O.EDAT, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.AMARESAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 001. 2. SECRETARY TO GOVT. DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVT., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PIN-695 001. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.38318 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of December, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a retired Panchayat Inspector. His grievance in this writ petition is that while in service he was not given the grade promotion, which was legally due to him. Seeking that benefit, the petitioner has filed Ext.P2 representation before the first respondent. For the present, the petitioner would be satisfied with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 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 first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd