IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 30TH JULY 2007 / 8TH SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 22272 of 2007(B) ------------------------------------ PETITIONERS: ------------------- 1. K.S.ABDUL JABBAR, AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANT, KRISHI BHAVAN, MULLURKARA, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. K.RADHAKRISHNAN, AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANT, KRISHI BHAVAN, THAVANUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 3. C.REGHUNATHAN, AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANT, KRISHI BHAVAN, ANAKKAYAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 4. K.G.ARAVINDHAKSHAN, AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANT, KRISHI BHAVAN, VENGAD, KANNUR DISTRICT. 5. P.G.SOMAKUMAR, AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANT, KRISHI BHAVAN, MULAMKUNNATHKAVU, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.BHASKARAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BIJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No. 22272 of 2007-B ------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of July, 2007. J U D G M E N T The petitioners are Agricultural Assistants. They are aggrieved by the delay from the part of the respondents, to convene the Departmental Promotion Committee, for preparing the panel of eligible Officers for promotion to the post of Agricultural Officer. The learned Government Pleader, upon instruction, submitted that the DPC will be convened, within three months and the panel for promotion to the post of Agricultural Officer will be prepared. This submission is recorded and the Writ Petition is disposed of. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE. MS