IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 29TH JULY 2010 / 7TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 20518 of 2010(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- REVENUE DEPARTMENT STAFF WELFARE ASSOCIATION (REGN.NO.80/2009) KIZHAKKE PULLATTU, ARPPOOKKARA EAST P.O., KOTTAYAM-686 008, REPRESENTED BY ITS ORGANISING SECRETARY, RAJESH KAIMAL, S/O.VAMADEVAN, PEON, OFFICE OF SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, CIVIL STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.CHANDRASEKHAR RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER FOR LAND REVENUE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 20518 OF 2010 (L) ===================== Dated this the 29th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T The prayers in the writ petition are the following: (i) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ order or direction directing the 1st and 2nd respondents to identify the number of vacancies of LDC/VA to be filled up by promotion from the post of Villagemen/Lastgrade Servants/Attenders as per Ext.P1 and P2 and fill up all those vacancies from among Villagemen/Lastgrade Servants/Attenders from the date on which the vacancy arose and the candidates qualified and grant to them all consequential benefits including assignment of seniority in the cadre of LDC/VA, forthwith: (ii) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ order or direction directing the 1st and 2nd respondents to prepare integrated state wise seniority list of Villagemen/Lastgrade Servants/Attenders for promotion to the post of LDC/VA, forthwith. 2. By judgment dated 26/7/2010 in WP(C) NO.20473/10, this Court has already disposed of a similar writ petition accepting the contention of the respondents that before the preparation of the state wise integrated seniority list, Special Rules will have to be finalised. Therefore, the second prayer in the writ petition will have to await the finalisation of the Special Rule and the first prayer in the writ petition can only be considered thereafter. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp