IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 27TH OCTOBER 2011 / 5TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 28589 of 2011(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- TIJO JOHNY, S/O.JOHNY GEORGE, UPPER DIVISION CLERK, SHRI.C. ACHUTHA MENON GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, KUTTANELLOOR P.O., THRISSUR-680 014. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.S.SUJIN SMT.NITA.N.S. RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, VIKHAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, VIKHAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, COLLEGIATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI M.A.FAYAZ THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 28589 of 2011(W) APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1- TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF NOTICE NO.C1/13874/2010 DATED 31.03.2010 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P2- TRUE COPY OF THE APPEAL PREFERRED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT ON 10.10.2011. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : NIL \\True copy// P.A to Judge T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.28589/2011-W ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 27th day of October, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is aggrieved by the non assignment of correct seniority in the seniority list of Lower Division Clerks. It is pointed out that the petitioner had raised a complaint before the Director of Collegiate Education and by Ext.P1 he was assigned rank as 182(a) and the placement is given between Shri Deepak Mose and Smt.V.Sudha. It is also pointed out that in the eligible list of persons for promotion as Upper Division Clerks the petitioner is liable to be placed above one Shri M.V.Anoop who is arrayed as Serial No.4. Ext.P2 is the appeal filed by the petitioner before the Government in the matter. 2. Heard the learned Senior Government Pleader. 3. I am not going into the merits of the claim. The Government will have to consider the matter in accordance with the rules. There will be a direction to the Government to take a decision on Ext.P2 after hearing the petitioner and any other affected parties W.P.(C). No.28589/2011 -:2:- within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. The petitioner will forward a copy of the writ petition along with a certified copy of the Judgment to the third respondent for compliance. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms