IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 25TH JULY 2008 / 3RD SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 21569 of 2008(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ R.PANKAJAKSHA PANICKER JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENT,COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICE IIND CIRCLE, MATTANCHERRY. BY ADV. SRI.V.P.SUKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE JOINT COMMISSIONER-I, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 3. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TAXES (D) DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY GP SMT.M.R.SREELATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).21569/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 25th day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner, who is a Junior Superintendent of Commercial Tax Department, aspires for promotion to the post of Sales Tax Officer. Petitioner is included in the select list for the said post, but is not being promoted on the ground that disciplinary proceedings proposing imposition of major penalty is pending against him. I have perused the allegations in the memo of charges. It is true that proceedings under Rule 15 of Kerala Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules are pending against the petitioner. In the circumstances, no direction can be issued to the respondents to promote the petitioner as such. Writ petition is accordingly dismissed. All other contentions raised by the petitioner are left open. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs