IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH JANUARY 2011 / 15TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 207 of 2011(A) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. P.SAROJINI, DEMONSTRATOR (HIGHER GRADE), INSTITUTE OF PRINTING TECHNOLOGY AND GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, SHORANUR. 2. M.RAJAGOPALAN, DEMONSTRATOR (HIGHER GRADE),INSTITUTE OF PRINTING TECHNOLOGY AND GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, SHORANUR. 3. SASIKALA K.K., WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR, TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL, PALA. BY ADV. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. SMT.POOJA SURENDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.NISHA BOSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.207/2011-A ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 5th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The challenge is against Ext.P2 Special Rules, namely, the Kerala Technical Education Service (Amendment) Special Rules, 2010. The first and second petitioners are working as Demonstrator (Higher Grade) and the third petitioner is working as Workshop Instructor. It is pointed out in the writ petition that the amendment has resulted in denying avenues for promotion to the petitioners and the petitioners will have to stagnate in the said posts. It is pointed out that the same is against the well settled principles reiterated by the Apex Court in various decisions. 2. Therefore, seeking for appropriate amendment to the Special Rules, so as to alleviate the grievance of the petitioners and similarly placed persons, they have filed Exts.P3 to P5 representations before the Government. The learned counsel for the petitioners prayed that the Government may be directed to take a decision on Exts.P3 to P5 after hearing the petitioners. There will be a direction to the W.P.(C). No.207/2011 -:2:- Government to take a decision on Exts.P3 to P5 within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The petitioners will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of the Judgment before the first respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE