IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 11TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 22ND MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 4550 of 2011(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- K.PRADEEP, U.D.CLERK, COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICE, HOSDURG, KANHANGAD, KASARGOD-671 315. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 3. JOINT COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.SANDESH RAJA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No. 4550 of 2011 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of February, 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioner is an Upper Division Clerk in the Commercial Tax Department of the Government of Kerala. Petitioner's grievance is that his name is not included in the seniority list published, although he filed Exhibit P3 objection to Exhibit P2 provisional seniority list. Therefore, against the final seniority list the petitioner has filed Exhibit P5 representation before the first respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Exhibit P5 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of the Writ Petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Exhibit P5, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE vgs