IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH JANUARY 2010 / 7TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 821 of 2010(C) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- SHIELA ANTONY, W/O. IVAN THOMAS, LECTURER SELECTION GRADE, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, ST. DOMINIC'S COLLEGE, KANJIRAPPALLY. BY ADV. SRI.DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN SRI.K.M.ANEESH SRI.SANTHOSH KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. MAHATHMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, KOTTAYAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR. 2. ST. DOMINIC'S COLLEGE, KANJIRAPPALLY, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KOTTAYAM. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, TRIVANDRUM. ADV. SRI. T.A. SHAJI, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 821 of 2010 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 27th day of January, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is presently working as Lecturer (Selection Grade) in the Department of History in the St. Dominic's College, Kanjirappally, the 2nd respondent herein. The petitioner's appointment as Lecturer (Selection Grade) was approved with effect from 14-11-1998 by the 1st respondent by order dated 5-2-2005. According to the petitioner, the petitioner is fully qualified for promotion to the post of Reader in the Department of History. For selecting persons for promotion, the screening committee interviewed the petitioner on 5-2-2008. The screening committee found the petitioner the most qualified person to be promoted and recommended his name for promotion. Such recommendation was forwarded by the 2nd respondent to the 1st respondent for approval. But, no action has been taken by the 1st respondent for approval of petitioner's promotion, is the grievance raised by the petitioner in this writ petition. 2. The learned standing counsel for the 1st respondent- University submits that the University is yet to consider the question of promotion of the petitioner as Reader and a decision would be taken shortly. In the above circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the standing committee of the Syndicate of the 1st respondent-University to consider the petitioner's claim for promotion as Reader in its next meeting and to finalise the same immediately thereafter. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [True copy] P.S to Judge.