IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 24TH JUNE 2011 / 3RD ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 17063 of 2011(G) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- T.R.SAILESEN, AGED 57 YEARS, S/O. LATE T.V.RAGHAVAN, (RETD. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER), RESIDING AT "SIVASAILAM", MUSEUM CROSS LANE, CHEMBUKAVU, THRISSUR-20. BY ADVS. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J, SMT.POOJA SURENDRAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA - REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE FOR PREPARING THE SELECT LIST OF EXECUTIVE ENGINEERS FOR PROMOTION TO THE CATEGORY OF SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER (CIVIL) - REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENER, THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/06/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.17063/2011-G: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE G.O. DTD. 13/04/2007. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 25/04/2007 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE R.2. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE NOTES PLACED BEFORE THE D.P.C HELD ON 02/07/2007. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION PROMOTING SHRI.D. MADHU. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 27/11/2007 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE R.2. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE G.O. DTD. 16/02/09. EXT.P.7: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 31/05/2007 PROMOTING SMT. GRACY JOHN (PETITIONER'S JUNIOR). EXT.P.8: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 09/01/2009 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE R.1. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. S.SIRI JAGAN, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 17063 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of June 2011. JUDGMENT Petitioner retired from service on 31.3.2011 as Superintending Engineer in the Public Works Department of the Government of Kerala. Petitioner seeks anterior date of promotion in the cadre of Superintending Engineer. Claiming the said relief, the petitioner has filed Ext.P5 representation before the first respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to pass orders on Ext.P8 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. W.P.(C) No. 17063 of 2011 2 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P8 after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 3 months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S.SIRI JAGAN JUDGE al