IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 18TH MARCH 2010 / 27TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 9054 of 2010(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- 1. SURESH.A.S., JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, KALLOOPARA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 2. SRI.CHANDRAN K.T.K., JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENT, COLLEGE OF APPLIED SCIENCE, NADAPURAM, (GOVERNMENT H.S.S. KUTTIPURAM CAMPUS), KOZHIKODE. 3. SMT.CHINNAMMA K.P., JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENT, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING OTTAPPUNNA, PALLIPPURAM, CHERTHALA. 4. SRI.KUNJUMOIDEEN KALAMPURATHU, JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENT, COLLEGE OF APPLIED SCIENCE, PATTUVAM. BY ADVS. MR.V.E.ABDUL GAFOOR MR.A.MOHAMMED SAVAD RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. INSTITUTE OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, REP.BY ITS DIRECTOR, ROJOE TOWERS, VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR, IHRD RAJOE TOWERS, VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. STANDING COUNSEL MR.S.SUJIN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: JVT S. SIRI JAGAN, J ---------------------- W.P.(C.) No. 9054 of 2010 --------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of March 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are Junior Superintendents in different institutions under the 1st respondent. They aspire for promotion to the post of Senior Superintendent. According to them at present there are more than 10 vacancies of Senior Superintendents in different institutions under the IHRD. Their grievance in this writ petition is that the respondents are not taking steps to promote suitable persons to those vacancies. In respect of the same, they have filed Exts.P2 to P5 representations before the 2nd respondent. Petitioners seek a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P2 to P5 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the IHRD also. 3. Having heard both sides. I dispose of this writ W.P.(C) No.9054 of 2010 -2- petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P2 to P5 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Jvt