IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.P.RAY MONDAY, THE 28TH MARCH 2011 / 7TH CHAITHRA 1933 WA.No. 1681 of 2010() --------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.8981/2010 Dated 26/05/2010 .................... APPELLANT(S): PETITIONER: ------------------------- V.X.SEBASTIAN, DISTRICT FOOD INSPECTOR (RETD.), VADAKKUMTHALA, MARADU P.O., ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.CHERIAN VARGHESE RESPONDENT(S): / RESPONDENTS --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH AND F.W.DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A & E) KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. MR.K.C.SANTHOSH KUMAR, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & BHABANI PRASAD RAY, JJ. ---------------------------------- W.A.No.1681 of 2010 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 28th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T Ramachandran Nair, J. The appellant's claim is that he should have been considered for promotion as District Health Education Officer with effect from 19/04/1974. The appellant retired from Government Service as District Food Inspector on 31/03/1986. The learned Single Judge dismissed the Writ Petition on account of inordinate delay in seeking the relief. We do not think we should take a different view in the matter because the claim pertains to the year 1974 i.e. as much as 37 years old matter and the petitioner's retirement itself was a quarter of century back. We, therefore, do not wish to go into the merits of the claim raised. Accordingly, we dismiss the Writ Appeal. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) (BHABANI PRASAD RAY, JUDGE) jg