IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH JUNE 2010 / 9TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 18390 of 2010(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. T.RETNAKUMARI, D/O.LATE T.UNNIAMAN, INSPECTOR, LEGAL METROLOGY, MANJERI CIRCLE-II, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. P.JAYACHANDRAN, INSPECTOR OF LEGAL METROLOGY, CIRCLE-II, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CONTROLLER, LEGAL METROLOGY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER OF LEGAL METROLOGY, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. MR.ARAVIND KUMAR BABU, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.18390 of 2010 (W) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 30th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioners are Inspectors of the Legal Metrology Department. They aspire promotion to the post of Senior Inspector. According to the petitioners, there are 8 existing vacancies. It is also their case that there are four vacancies of Assistant Controllers and that if those vacancies are filled up, there will be consequential vacancies to be filled up from their category. According to the petitioners, in the light of Ext.P2 order of this Court in WP(C) No.28629/2008 as clarified in Ext.P3 orders, steps are to be taken for convening DPC for filling up the 8 vacancies. It is complaining of delay in convening the DPC, this writ petition has been filed. 2. Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that steps have already been taken for convening DPC and that the process will be completed on an expeditious basis. 3. Now that vacancies are available and according to the respondents steps have already been taken to convene DPC and to WP(C) No.18390/2010 -2- fill up those vacancies, it is necessary that the process will be completed in a time bound manner. Therefore, I direct the 2nd respondent to convene DPC and fill up the vacancies of Senior Inspectors as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months of production of a copy of this judgment. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg