IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 18TH JANUARY 2011 / 28TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 1726 of 2011(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.S.RAJEEV, AGED 47 YEARS, S/O.K.S.SREEDHARAN, RESIDING AT KULATHUNKAL HOUSE, GOVERNMENT COLLEGE ROAD, KATTAPPANA, IDUKKI DIST., NOW WORKING AS JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENT, IDUKKI DIST. PLERFORMANCE AUDIT, UNIT-II, NEDUMKANDAM, LOCAL SELF GOVT.DEPARTMENT, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JOICE GEORGE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-01. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYAT, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-01. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.SANDESH RAJA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.1726 of 2011 ================== Dated this the 18th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Junior Superintendent in the office of the Idukki District Performance Audit Unit II of the Local Self Government Department. The petitioner has passed the minority language test in Tamil conducted by the Public Service Commission, which is an essential qualification for promotion to higher posts in linguistic minority areas. According to the petitioner, there is a vacancy in the post of Special Grade Secretary in Nedumkandam Panchayat. The petitioner submits that the said post has to be filled up by a person who has the qualification in minority language in Tamil in view of Rule 9(d) of Part II of KS&SSR. The petitioner, therefore, seeks promotion to that post. Seeking this relief, the petitioner has filed Ext.P6 representation before the 2nd respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6 expeditiously. 2. 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