IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 22ND FEBRUARY 2011 / 3RD PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 5436 of 2011(D) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- A.M.ABDUL KAREEM, PROJECT OFFICER(RETIRED), THRIPPUNITHURA MUNICIPALITY, RESIDING AT ANDIKKULATH HOUSE, KATTIKUNNU, CHEMPU.P.O., VAIKOM, KOTTAYAM-686 615. BY ADV. SRI.N.SUGATHAN SMT.VARSHA BHASKAR RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033. 2. THRIPPUNITHURA MUNICIPALITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THRIPPUNITHURA, ERNAKULAM-682 301. R1 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH R2 BY ADV.SRI.V.M.KURIAN, SC FOR MUNICIPALITY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 5436 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of February, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is an employee of the Municipal Common Service. The petitioner has certain grievances regarding grant of higher grade to him. Detailing these grievances, the petitioner has filed Ext.P9 representation before the first respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P9 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader and the learned Standing Counsel for the second respondent Municipality also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P9, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as the second respondent as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd