IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 12TH JULY 2010 / 21ST ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 13602 of 2010(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- A.V.SHAJI, JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENT, VALLIKUNNU GRAMA PANCHAYAT, VALLIKUNNU P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, RESIDING AT ARRESSERIL HOUSE, KATTEMPARAMP, VATTEKUNNAM, EDAPPALLY NORTH.P.O, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.BABU CHERUKARA SRI.R.THULASEEDHARAN PILLAI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE PANCHAYAT DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF PANCHAYATS, MUSEUM.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. UDAYAN.A, O/O.THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, MALAPPURAM. 3. RAJESH KUMAR, O/O.ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, KANNUR. 4. SAJI THOMAS, DISTRICT PANCHAYAT, PALAKKAD. 5. ABHILASH.A.N, O/O.THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, KOZHIKODE. 6. ANILKUMAR.N, PAU-1, O/O.THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, ERNAKULAM. 7. FORBY.E.J, (LINGUISTIC MINORITY SECRETARY), MUTHALAMADA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, PALAKKAD. WPC NO.13602/2010 8. SANAL KUMAR.A.P., CHATHAMANGALAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KOZHIKODE. 9. PREM.S, PANCHAYAT AUDIT UNIT, PAU III - KATTAKKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 10. ARAVINDAN.P.T, O/O.THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, KOZHIKODE. 11. HAREENDRAN.N.V, O/O.THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, KANNUR. 12. SURESH.T.I, MATHILAKAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT, TRISSUR. 13. USHA.P.P., VALAPATTANAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KANNUR. 14. ASOKAN.M.K., CHERUVANNOOR - NALLALAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KOZHIKODE. 15. SURESH.S, O/O.THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 16. RAMACHANDRAN.N, PAU-V, O/O.THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, THRISSUR. 17. PUSHPANGADAN, ADAT GRAMA PANCHAYAT, THRISSUR. 18. SREEDHARAN.K, MULLASSERY GRAMA PANCHAYAT, THRISSUR. 19. K.P.BALAKRISHNAN, O/O.THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, PAU-1, KANNUR. 20. ROSAMMA M.T., KULANADA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, PATHANAMTHITTA. 21. RAMAKRISHNAN, O/O.THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, PATHANAMTHITTA. WPC NO.13602/2010 22. PURUSHOTHAMAN.K.R., KODAMTHURUTHU GRAMA PANCHAYAT, ALAPPUZHA. 23. RETNAKUMARI.T.R, PERINGARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, PATHANAMTHITTA. 24. MASHUSOODANAN PILLAI.R., VELINELLOOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KOLLAM. 25. CHANDRASEKHARAN.T.K, VELLAMUNDA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, WAYANAD. 26. ASOK KUMAR.S, KALLUVATHUKKAL GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KOLLAM. 27. KRISHNA M., (LINGUISTIC MINORITY SECRETARY), MANJESWARAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KASARGOD. 28. RAMACHANDRAN.K.S, O/O.THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 29. SHAJAHAN, O/O.THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, PAU-IV, KOLLAM. 30. ALIYAR.A.M, O/O.DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, IDUKKI. 31. RAVEENDRAN.G, KONNI GRAMA PANCHAYAT, PATHANAMTHITTA. 32. RAJAN VARGHESE, (LINGUISTIC MINORITY SECRETARY), VANDANMEDU GRAMA PANCHAYAT, IDUKKI. 33. KESAVAN NAIR.M., O/O.THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 34. PRATHAPAN.K.G, MANNANCHERY GRAMA PANCHAYAT, ALAPPUZHA. 35. MUSTHAFA.K, O/O.THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, PAU-1, WAYANAD. 36. CHANDRIKA.C, NADATHARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, THRISSUR. WPC NO.13602/2010 37. PADMANABHAN KUNYIL, DISTRICT PANCHAYAT, KANNUR. 38. DAVID P.JOHN, ERUMELI GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KOTTAYAM. 39. SUNIL.C.P., DISTRICT PANCHAYAT, PATHANAMTHITTA. 40. REJI KUMAR.K.K, RAYAMANGALAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT, ERNAKULAM. 41. RAMESH.K.S, PANCHAYAT AUDIT UNIT, PAU-IV, NELLANAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 42. SHAJU.P.D., CHUNKATHARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, MALAPPURAM. 43. KHALID.P.K, O/O.THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, PALAKKAD. 44. ANILKUMAR PATTIKAL, PUZHATHY GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KANNUR. 45. MANOJ.K.V, PERUVAYAL GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KOZHIKODE. 46. GEORGE.O.M, ALAKKOD GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KANNUR. 47. SADANANDAN.K, O/O.THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYAT, MALAPPURAM. MR.ARAVIND KUMAR BABU, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.13602 of 2010 (A) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 12th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as a Junior Superintendent in the Panchayat Service. His complaint is that without finalising the draft seniority list for which objections have been filed, promotions are effected overlooking his seniority. 2. Learned Government Pleader however submits that going by the present seniority list, the petitioner is at serial No.2017 and the last person promoted is at Serial No.1926. It is stated that it was because the petitioner's turn did not reach that he was not promoted. It is also stated that subsequently, a provisional seniority list was published, which has been challenged in WP(C) No.14057/2010 and that the provisional seniority list has been stayed by this Court. From the submissions thus made by the learned Government Pleader, it is obvious that going by the present seniority list in force, the petitioner's seniority has not been overlooked. Although he has WP(C) No.13602/2010 -2- grievances against the seniority as reflected in the present seniority list, those grievances will have to be raised in his objections to the present provisional seniority list, and as at present, since none of the petitioner's juniors have been promoted, the grievances now raised are without any merit. This writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg