IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2010 / 2ND ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 26190 of 2009(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- K.INDIRA, ADDITIONAL TAHSILDAR, LAND ACQUISITION-I, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.K.JAJU BABU SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI SRI.BRIJESH MOHAN SMT.DHANYA CHANDRAN SRI.T.S.SHYAM PRASANTH RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF LAND REVENUE, TRIVANDRUM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.ARAVINDKUMAR BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 26190 OF 2009 (P) ===================== Dated this the 23rd day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner was a Deputy Tahsildar. She complained that her name has been omitted to be included in the select list for the year 2006 for the post of Tahsildar. In Ext.P2 Government Order, accepting that the petitioner's name was mistakenly omitted from the select list for the year 2006, her name was decided to be included in the select list for the year 2007 at Sl.No.1. Accordingly, she was subsequently promoted. 2. Petitioner sought restoration of seniority by making several representations, and finally by Ext.P6, she was informed that the same will be considered as and when the seniority lists are finalised. It is thereupon that complaining delay in the matter of restoration of seniority to her, the writ petition has been filed. 3. This is a case where the respondents have accepted that there was a mistaken omission on their part in including the petitioner in the select list for the year 2006 for the post of Tahsildar. This fact having been admitted, necessarily, the petitioner should be restored the seniority and the consequential WPC No. 26190/09 :2 : benefits, and for that, there is no reason to keep the petitioner waiting till the seniority lists are finalised. Therefore, I dispose of this writ petition directing that consequential benefits due to the petitioner shall be extended to her as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 3 months of production of a copy of this judgment. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp