IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 19TH MARCH 2010 / 28TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 6058 of 2010(F) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- N.C.PRAMOD, AGED 39 YEARS, S/O. P.K.CHAKRAPANI, U.D.CLERK, INSPECTOR OF BOATS IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, ALAPPUZHA. RESIDING AT KARTHIKA, NORTH ARYAD P.O., ALAPPUZHA-688 542. BY ADV. MR.MILLU DANDAPANI RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, IRRIGATION AND ADMINISTRATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 6058 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 19th day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a U.D. Clerk working in the office of Inspector of Boats, Irrigation Department, Alappuzha. He aspires promotion to the post of Canal Officer. According to the petitioner he hold all necessary qualifications to be promoted as Canal Officer. But he is not being promoted as Canal Officer although there is a vacancy at Thrissur. Therefore the petitioner has filed Exts.P8 & P9 representations before the 2nd respondent and Ext.P10 before the 1st respondent. The petitioner, at present, would be satisfied with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P8 &P9 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P8 &P9 as expeditiously W.P.(C)No. 6058 of 2010 -2- as possible, at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. 3. The petitioner shall forward a copy of the writ petition along with a certified copy of this judgment to the 2nd respondent for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/