IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 20TH OCTOBER 2009 / 28TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 29638 of 2009(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. SAJEESH P.K., AGED 44 YEARS, S/O.SRI.KRISHNANKUTTY, DEMONSTRATOR, SREE RAMA GOVT. POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, TRIPRAYAR, RESIDING AT PANICKASSERY HOUSE, P.O.METHALA, THRISSUR. 2. TOMY K.L., AGED 51 YEARS, S/O.SRI.LONANKUTTY, WORKSHOP FOREMAN, DISTRICT INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION & TRAINING, THRISSUR, RESIDING AT KALKUZHY HOUSE, NARACKAL, ERNAKULAM. 3. E.SIVASANKARAN, AGED 53 YEARS, S/O.SRI.T.VELAYUDHAN NAIR, WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR, GOVT. POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, KUNNAMKKULAM, RESIDING AT EARATHE HOUSE, KURUNELLIPARAMBU, CHOONTAL P.O., THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.M.R.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SENIOR JOINT DIRECTOR(PS), DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI MUHAMOOD T.T. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.29638/2009-Y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 20th day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioners herein are working as Demonstrator, Worshop Foreman and Workshop Instructor respectively under the respondents. Their grievance is that they have not been included in the seniority list for promotion to the post of Lecturer and other equated categories by the D.P.C. The petitioners have acquired B.Tech Degree in Mechanical Engineering in June 2007. They claim seniority also in the Mechanical Engineering Department in accordance with Ext.P6 seniority list. 2. Presently, the petitioners have approached the respondents by filing Exts.P7, P8 and P9 representations. Ext.P10 is the copy of the judgment in W.P.(C).No.22708/2009 filed by another similarly situated person wherein this Court had directed the first respondent to take a decision in the matter. 3. Therefore, there will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Exts.P7 to P9 representations in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms