IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 16TH JULY 2010 / 25TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 22184 of 2010(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- A.NAZARUDEEN,AGED 47, S/O.ABUZHAMAN PILLAI, RESIDING AT MARAKKATTIL KUNNUMPURATHU VEEDU, MUTHUVILA PO, KALLARA VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT(LDC(HIGHER GRADE) DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT OFFICE FOR SCHEDULED CASTE AYYANKALI BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SMT.C.K.SHERIN SRI.RAJESH. K.RAJU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-01. 2. S.JAYALAKSHMI, KALARATHALA HOUSE NO.144.AKG NAGAR COLONY, PEROORKADA,TRIVANDRUM-5 (DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR SCHEDULED CASTE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT(ON LEAVE) 3. THE DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR SCHEDULED CASTE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM KANAKA NAGAR, AYYANKALI BHAVAN. BY SPL.G.P. SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.22184 of 2010 (W) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 16th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is working as Lower Division Clerk (Higher Grade) under the 3rd respondent. He is aggrieved by the alleged delay in passing orders on Exts.P1 to P7 leave applications submitted by him. 2. If as stated by the petitioner, these leave applications are pending, there is no reason why orders thereon shall not be passed in accordance with the Rules. This the 3rd respondent shall do as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within four weeks of production of a copy of this judgment, along with a copy of this writ petition. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg