IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR MONDAY, THE 15TH MARCH 2010 / 24TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 8295 of 2010(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.C.OUSEPH, SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER & DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER (MECHANICAL) (RETD.) NOW RESIDING AT PALATTY HOUSE, CHAMMNY ROAD, KALOOR, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-682 017. BY ADV. SRI.S.EASWARAN SRI.P.MURALEEDHARAN (IRIMPANAM) SRI.M.A.AUGUSTINE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (IRRIGATION & ADMINISTRATION) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SRI ARAVIND KUMAR BABU, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P. (C) No. 8295 OF 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 15th day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is retiree from the Irrigation Department. He retired from its service on 31.3.2006 while working as a Superintending Engineer. According to the petitioner, he is entitled to get higher grade in the post of Executive Engineer with effect from 8.2.2005. He has already approached the second respondent by filing Ext.P2 and the first respondent through Exts. P3 to P8 representations. The grievance is that despite the receipt of said representations, no action has been taken thereon. 2. In the matter of entitlement with regard to the higher grade as claimed by the petitioner, the first respondent is competent to look into the grievance raised by the petitioner and to pass appropriate orders. The petitioner has already approached the first respondent. In this circumstances, the first respondent is bound to consider and pass orders thereon considering the fact that Exts.P3 to P8 are pending consideration before the first WPC.8295 of 2010 : 2 : respondent, the first respondent is directed to consider and pass orders on the claim raised by the petitioner in Exts.P3 to P8, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma