IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 12TH MARCH 2009 / 21ST PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 7865 of 2009(C) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- G.S.SURESH KUMAR, S/O.K.GANGADHARAN NAIR, AGED 54 YEARS, OFFSET OPERATOR GRADE-1, GOVERNMENT PRESS, MANNANTHALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.M.SAJJAD RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION (H) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PRINTING, TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.7865 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 12th March,2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as Off-set Operator Gr.I in the scale of pay of Rs.7990-12130 in Press Subordinate Service. His next promotion is to the cadre of Senior Grade Off-set Operator, which is due from 1.6.2008. As per Exhibit-P1, the Government created 4 posts of Senior Grade Printers and against the above 4 posts, 4 senior- most First Grade Operators were promoted as per Exhibit- P2 order. By Exhibit-P3 order one Sri. P.Sivasankaran Nair was promoted as Senior Grade Off-set Operator and he is the immediate senior to the petitioner. He retired from service on 31.5.2008 and thus the petitioner is entitled for promotion from 1.6.2008. Petitioner has filed Exhibit-P5 representation before the 2nd respondent in the matter and so far it has not evoked any response. 2. In that view of the matter he has filed Exhibit- P6 before the Government also. Exhibit-P8 is a reply W.P ( C) No.7865 of 2009 2 given by the Public Information Officer which shows that four vacancies exists. Hence there will be a direction to the 2nd respondent to take a decision on Exhibit-P5 within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.7865 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No.7865 of 2009 4