IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 12TH JANUARY 2010 / 22TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 930 of 2010(M) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- C.J.MARIKUTTY, CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE (WOMEN) (RETIRED) THANDAPRA HOUSE, MADAPPLLY.P.O., CHANGANACHERRY, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.R.RAJESH RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE, KOTTAYAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SHRI. P.SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------------ W.P(C) NO: 930 OF 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th January, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is a retired Circle Inspector of Police (woman). She entered service as a Police Constable and was promoted as a Sub Inspector of Police and thereafter as Circle Inspector of Police. According to the petitioner, one B. Omana had retired from service as the Deputy Superintendent of Police (woman), Womens Cell, Thiruvananthapuram on 31.1.2007. The petitioner being the next seniormost person should have been promoted and posted to the said retirement vacancy. However, no steps were taken to promote the petitioner or to post her. Therefore, she retired on 30.9.2008 without getting the promotion. After her retirement it is her case that another person was immediately posted to the said vacancy. Therefore, she claims retrospective promotion with effect from 1.2.2007 and also claims all consequential monetary benefits. 2. The petitioner has submitted Ext.P5 representation to the first respondent, on which no final orders have been passed yet. In view of the above, this writ petition can be disposed of directing the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 representation as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a WPC 930/2010 2 period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, Judge jj.