IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH DECEMBER 2008 / 19TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 36253 of 2008(N) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- IMBICHI BAVA PAROL, S/O. MUHAMMED, POTTAMMEL HOUSE, IKARAPPADY.P.O, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT NOW WORKING AS SELECTION GRADE DRIVER, KERALA, STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.JOSE J.MATHEIKEL RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. B.K. ABDUL SAMAD, VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, K.S.R.T.C DEPOT, PUNALUR. BY SRI. JOHNSON . P. JOHN, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ================== W.P(C)No. 36253 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 10th day of December, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as a Selection Grade Driver in Malappuram depot of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. According to the petitioner, although he availed of leave without allowance from 11.10.1993 to 15.1.2007 that would not affect his seniority and therefore after he joined duty on 15.1.2007 he is entitled to further promotion based on his seniority. However, according to the petitioner, juniors of the petitioner were promoted to the post of vehicle supervisor after he rejoined duty on 15.1.2007, which according to the petitioner is not sustainable in law. The petitioner therefore filed Ext.P3 representation before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned standing counsel for the Corporation also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to W.P(C)No. 36253 of 2008 - 2 - consider and pass orders on Ext.P3, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as the 2nd respondent, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner shall forward a copy of the writ petition along with a certified copy of this judgment to the 1st respondent for compliance. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs