IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH JANUARY 2008 / 26TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 1979 of 2008(I) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SIVAPRASAD, S/O KARUNAKARAN, AGED 55, ANJANAM, THOTTAVARAM, ATTINGAL, SENIOR INSTRUCTOR (H.G.) I.T.I. ATTINGAL BY ADV. SRI.S.V.PREMAKUMARAN NAIR SRI.R.T.PRADEEP RESPONDENT : ------------- DIRECTOR OF TRAINING, DIRECTORATE OF TRAINING DEPARTMENT OF- INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, TVM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BEJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).1979/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 16th day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner, who is a senior Instructor in the Department of Training, was posted as Group Instructor in the Industrial Training Institute at Attingal. He submits that there are 25 vacancies in the post of Group Instructor and going by the seniority, if such vacancies are filled up he is bound to be promoted as Group Instructor. Delay in effecting such promotion apparently, was due to the absence of a gradation list. According to the petitioner, there was no provisional gradation list till publication of Ext.P2. Petitioner has sought for filling up the said vacancies and promoting him against one of the existing vacancies. Petitioner's request, Ext.P3, is pending before the respondent. In the meanwhile, petitioner is due to retire on 31.1.2008. After having heard the learned Government Pleader also, writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to take note of the petitioner's request, Ext.P3, and take a W.P.(C).1979/2008 2 decision thereon, as early as possible, preferably, before 31.1.2008. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs