IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 7TH MARCH 2011 / 16TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 6935 of 2011(N) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- PREMARAJAN K., FIRST GRADE DRAFTSMAN, PWD BUILDING SUB DIVISION, THALASSERY-1, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.SASINDRAN RESPONDENT: --------------- THE CHIEF ENGINEER (ADMINISTRATION), PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001 ADV.MR. ANTONY MUKKATH - GOVT. PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.6935 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of March, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a 1st Grade Draftsman in the Public Works Department of the Government of Kerala. He is due to retire on 31.3.2011. According to the petitioner, he was entitled to be promoted as Assistant Engineer in the year 2002. The petitioner has been constantly overlooked in many meetings of the Departmental Promotion Committee for such promotion on the ground that the petitioner is undergoing disciplinary proceedings. The petitioner now submits that the disciplinary proceedings have been finalised and the charges against the petitioner have been dropped. Therefore, the petitioner submits that the respondent is liable to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion in accordance with Rule 28(b) of the Kerala State & Subordinate Service Rules. Seeking this relief, the petitioner has filed Ext.P4 representation before the respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 W.P.(C)No.6935/11 2 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, before 31.3.2011. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(C)No.6935/11 3