IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 26TH MAY 2011 / 5TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 12933 of 2011(N) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. K.M.STEEPHAN, LINEMAN GRADE-I, THRISSUR CORPORATION, ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT, THRISSUR. 2. N.SASIDHARAN, LINEMAN GRADE-I, THRISSUR CORPORATION, ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS, URBAN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 001. 2. THRISSUR CORPORATION ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT, REPRESENTED BY THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, THRISSUR CORPORATION, THRISSUR-680 652. 3. THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, THRISSUR CORPORATION, THRISSUR-680 652. R1 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH R2 & R3 BY ADVS. SRI.K.P.VIJAYAN, SC SRI.V.M.SYAM KUMAR SMT.KRIPA ELIZABETH MATHEWS SRI.V.N.HARIDAS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.12933 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 26th day of May, 2011 J U D G M E N T The Petitioners are working as Linemen Grade - I in the Electricity Department of the Thrissur Corporation. Revised Seniority list of Linemen Grade - I was published on 01.02.2011. According to the Petitioners there are vacancies in the next higher post of Overseer and promotions to that post has to be made in accordance with the seniority in the list prepared on 01.02.2011. Petitioners allege that publication of the seniority list dated 01.02.2011 has not been brought to the notice of the first respondent and therefore the first respondent proposes to effect promotions on the basis of the cancelled seniority list. Against the same, the petitioners have filed Exts. P3 and P4 representations before the first respondent. The petitioners also submit that the Thrissur Corporation has already recommended promotion of the petitioners from the seniority list published on 01.02.2011. The petitioners for the present would be satisfied if the first respondent is directed to consider and pass orders on Exts.P3and P4 expeditiously. 2. Having heard the Learned Government Pleader and the Standing Counsel for the Thrissur Corporation, I dispose of this Writ Petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P3 and W.P.(C)No.12933 of 2011 2 P4 after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners as well as the second respondent as expeditiously as possible at any rate within two months from the receipt of a copy of this judgment. It would be open to the petitioners as well as the Corporation to bring to the attention of the first respondent the seniority list which is current from which the promotions have to be made, which shall be considered by the first respondent. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE kkj