IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.K.DENESAN WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 9TH PHALGUNA 1928 WP(C).No. 5969 of 2007(I) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ N.SHEELA, SUPERINTENDENT GRADE-II, ASHA BHAVAN (MEN), NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN SRI.K.K.GOPINATHAN NAIR SRI.M.R.JAYAPRASAD SRI.K.K.RAJEEV RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER, EDAKKAD, KANNUR DISTRICT. 4. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT, SASTRI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI. R1 TO 3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SHRI. BIJOY CHANDRAN R4 BY CENTRAL GOVT. COUNSEL SHRI. AJITH KRISHNAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.K.DENESAN, J. ----------------------------- WP(C)No. 5969 OF 2007 ----------------------------- Dated this the 28th February, 2007. JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as Superintendent in the Social Welfare Department. She has filed Ext.P5 representation on 19.1.2007 requesting to promote her to the post of Assistant CDPO. Ext.P5 is pending with the second respondent. 2. Reliefs prayed for by the petitioner includes a writ of mandamus directing the second respondent to promote her as Assistant Child Development Project Officer in any of the existing vacancies. In the light of the pendency of Ext.P5 before the second respondent this Court need not consider the claim of the petitioner for promotion at this stage. 3. I have heard Govt. Pleader for the respondents. 4. In the circumstances I am inclined to dispose of the writ petition issuing appropriate directions to the second respondent. Hence, there shall be an order directing the second respondent to consider Ext.P5 and take decision in accordance with law and communicate WPC 5969/2007 2 the same to the petitioner within six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. K.K.DENESAN Judge jj