IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 14TH OCTOBER 2010 / 22ND ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 16175 of 2007(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- C.K.ACHAN KUNJU, S/O C.KOSHY, AGED 45 YEARS, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, CALICUT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, KOZHIKODE-2. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA SRI.M.SAJJAD RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT(G) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE SECRETARY, CORPORATION OF KOZHIKODE, KOZHIKODE. 3. THE SECRETARY, CALICUT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, KOZHIKODE-2. 4. SRI. K.VIJAYAN, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, CALICUT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, KOZHIKODE-2. 5. SMT. V.SUJATHA, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, CALICUT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, KOZHIKODE-2 ADV. SRI.AVM.SALAHUDIN FOR R5 SRI.C.M.SURESH BABU, STANDING COUNSEL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/10/2010, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 8887 OF 2007 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAYDELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.16175 OF 2007 ------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of October, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner has filed this writ petition complaining that he was not granted promotion on the due date, but only belatedly. According to the petitioner, the petitioner is entitled to promotion with effect from an anterior date. During the pendency of the writ petition, the petitioner claims that, Ext.P12 order has been passed in his favour. Therefore, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P13 representation in the matter on the basis of Ext.P12 order, before the first respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P13 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the respondents also. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on W.P.(c)No.16175/07 2 Ext.P13 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to all concerned. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(c)No.16175/07 3