IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 27TH JULY 2010 / 5TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 23370 of 2010(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. T.A.JOSEPH, DRIVER, 2513, STATE WATER TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, KAVALAM, ALAPPUZHA. 2. K.K.JOSEPH, DRIVER, 2205, STATE WATER TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, PULINKUNNU, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.S.MANU SRI.S.K.PREMRAJ RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, WATER TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE WATER TRANSPORT DESPARTMENT, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 3. SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT (ADMINISTRATION) STATE WATER TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, ALAPPUZHA. 4. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.ARAVINDKUMAR BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 23370 OF 2010 (U) ===================== Dated this the 27th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioners submit that they joined service as Lascars in 1988 and 1987 respectively. According to them, though they were eligible for promotion to the post of Boat Drivers/Boat Masters in 1998, but were promoted only in December, 2005. In this writ petition, what they claim is retrospectivity to their promotion from the date of occurrence of the vacancy. It is seen that they have raised this claim by filing Exts.P5 and P6 followed by Exts.P8 and P9 and these representations are made to the 2nd respondent. 2. Although what is sought for is a direction to the respondents to give promotion to the petitioner with retrospective effect as claimed, it is noticed that, as at present the claim raised by the petitioner is pending before the 2nd respondent and has not been decided either way. 3. Having regard to the above, I direct the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P8 and P9. This the 2nd respondent shall do, at any rate within 8 weeks of WPC No. 23370/10 :2 : production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp