IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND JULY 2009 / 31ST ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 18931 of 2009(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.S.SREEKUMAR,ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN VOCAL,GOVERNMENT SREE SWATHI THIRUNAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC,THYCAUD,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (RESIDING AT LAKSHMI MEDAYIL,TC 24/282(1) SASTHANKOVIL ROAD,THYCAUD,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695014. BY ADV. SRI.MILLU DANDAPANI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CONVENOR,DEPARTMENT PROMOTION COMMITTEE(HIGHER) TO THE POST OF PROFESSOR IN VOCAL,GOVERNMENT OF KERALA,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HIGHER EDCUTION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.). BY G.P.SHRI A.J. VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 18931 of 2009-J - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 22nd day of July, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as Asst. Professor (Vocal) in Government Sree Swathi Thirunal College of Music, Thiruvananthapuram. He joined service on 18.8.1989 as Tutor Grade II (Theory) and was promoted as Assistant Professor in Vocal on 7.7.2006. The next promotion is to the post of Professor in Vocal. Ext.P1 is the copy of the relevant rules governing promotion. Ext.P2 is the extract of the final seniority list in respect of Asst. Professors as on 31.1.2009. The petitioner is the seniormost Assistant Professor in Vocal, going by Ext.P2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there are three vacancies as on today which have arisen from January, 2009 onwards. So far no steps have been taken to convene the Departmental Promotion Committee and to prepare the select list. If the petitioner files an appropriate representation before the first respondent within 10 days from today, the same will be considered and appropriate action in accordance with the Rules, Ext.P1, will be taken to wpc 18931/2009 2 convene the D.P.C. and to promote the eligible persons within a period of three months thereafter. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/