IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 18TH MARCH 2011 / 27TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 3756 of 2011(T) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SULEKHA DEVI.D , W/O.RAJAGOPALAN PILLAI SCHUEDULED CASTE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER GRADE II MALA BLOCK, THRISSUR DISTRICT., RESIDING AT NAKSHATHRA , TC 7/1188 (2) KOOTANVILA ROAD, VATTIYOORKAVU PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.RAJAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SCHEDULED CASTE/SCHEDULED TRIBE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR AND CONVENER OF DPC (LOWER SCHEDULED CASTE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. 3. THE DIRECTOR SCHEDLULED CASTE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. 4. THE DISTRICT SCHEDULED CASTE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER THRISSUR 680001. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 3756 of 2011 ================== Dated this the 18th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Development Officer Grade II working in the Scheduled Caste Development Department of the Government of Kerala. For some time, she was on leave without allowances on medical certificate under Rule 88 of the Part I of KSR for the period from 16.6.2006 to 24.4.2010. The petitioner alleges that because of the said leave, the petitioner is not being considered for promotion by the Departmental Promotion Committee and at the same time, her juniors are being promoted. In the above circumstances, the petitioner has filed Ext.P6 representation before the 2nd respondent airing her grievances. The petitioner now confines her relief for a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2