IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 3RD AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 32060 of 2010(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.RAVEENDRAN S/O ANANDAN NAIR, AGED 55 YEARS, AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, KRISHI BHAVAN PERAVOOR, (P.O.) PERAVOOR. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.PAVITHRAN SRI.JAYANANDAN MADAYI PUTHIYAVEETTIL SRI.E.M.UNNIKRISHNAN (MANJERI) SRI.T.P.SAEED RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY TO GOVT. AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, VIKAS BHAVAN, TRIVANDRUM. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.32060 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 24th day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner was given retrospective promotion with effect from 25.11.1999. His salary was fixed without taking note of the notional promotion, is the complaint of the petitioner in this writ petition. According to the petitioner, juniors of the petitioner who have been promoted along with the petitioner were given fixation of salary with effect from the notional date of promotion. The petitioner has filed Ext.P16 representation before the 1st respondent detailing his grievances. For the present, the petitioner would be satisfied with a direction to the 1st respondent consider and pass orders on Ext.P16 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P16, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2