IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER 2010 / 10TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 35905 of 2010(K) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- E.P.SHAJITH.LD CLERK,CORPORATION OF KOZHIKODE,KOZHIKODE. BY ADVS. SRI.PULIKKOOL ABUBACKER SRI. ZUBAIR PULINOOL RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. SECRETARY,DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PIN- 695 001. 2. DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AFFAIRS,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PIN- 695 001. R1 & R2 BY GOVT PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.35905 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of December, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a Law graduate, who got appointment as a Lower Division Clerk in Vatakara Municipality. As per Ext.P3, the Kerala Municipal Common Service (Ministerial and Revenue Branch) Qualification and method of appointment Rules, 2001, the post of Lower Division Clerk is category No.8 and the post of Legal Assistant is category No.7. As per the rules, the method of appointment to category No.7 is by transfer from category No.8. The petitioner submits that the petitioner has the qualification prescribed for the post of Legal Assistant, which is category No.7 and therefore the petitioner is entitled to be considered for promotion to that post. Seeking this relief, the petitioner has filed Ext.P4 representation before the second respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this W.P.(C)No.35905/10 2 writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(C)No.35905/10 3