IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD MAY 2007 / 2ND JYAISHTA 1929 WP(C).No. 15350 of 2007(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ M.N.PURUSHOTHAMAN NAIR, INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION MUVATTUPUZHA STATION, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.JAYACHANDRAN RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP. BY ITS CONVENER. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.N.SANTHOSH. BY SC SRI. JOHNSON P. JOHN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/05/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M.JOSEPH, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WP.(C) No.15350 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 23rd day of May, 2007 JUDGMENT The complaint of the petitioner is that petitioner is denied promotion to the post of ATO. According to him he is entitled to promotion as ATO with effect from 12.1.2005. According to him he is also entitled to get promotion as DTO with effect from 12.7.2006. Ext.P1 is the select list. He would contend that juniors were also given promotion as ATO. 2. This court directed the Standing Counsel to get instructions. Standing Counsel seeks time to get instructions. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is due to retire on 31.5.2007 and that there are nine vacancies and the petitioner can be selected against one of them. Petitioner has submitted Ext.P6 before the first respondent. The writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider and take a decision on Ext.P6 in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, at any rate before 31.5.2007. (K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE) sb WPC. 6107 & 10106/07. 2