IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH MONDAY, THE 19TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 30TH MAGHA 1928 OP.No. 7609 of 2001(E) ----------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ K.SREEKUMARAN, AGED 46 YEARS, S/O. KUMARA PILLAY, NANAMPURATHALA P.O., PALLICHAL NEMOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DT. BY ADV. SRI.K.L.NARASIMHAN RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REP.BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. KERALA AUTOMOBILES LTD., AN ENTERPRISE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT ARALUMMOODU, REP.BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. BY ADV. SRI.V.GIRI GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.R.DEEPA THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- O.P.No.7609 of 2001 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of February, 2007 JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed with the following prayers:- 1. To issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ direction or order demanding the second respondent to produce the records/file connected with the passing of order Ext.P8, scrutinise the legality and propriety of the same in the light of Ext.P7 assurance given to the petitioner and direct the second respondent to implement/put into effect the assurance by promoting the petitioner as Junior Engineer. 2. To issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ or direction or order directing the second respondent to grant to the petitioner higher grade on his completion of 10 years as Senior Tradesman on 1-8-1998 as is done under Exts.P5(a), P5 (b) and P5(c). Petitioner submits that his Ext.P3 request is still pending before the 2nd respondent. There will be a direction to the second respondent to look into Ext.P3 with notice to the petitioner and take appropriate action in accordance with law without discriminating the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. O.P.NO.7609/2001 JUDGMENT 19th February, 2007